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TESTO DEL LIED

"When roses cease to bloom, sir"
di Emily Dickinson (1830-1886)

When roses cease to bloom, sir ,
And violets are done,
When bumble-bees in solemn flight
Have passed beyond the sun,
The hand that passed to gather
Upon this summer's day
Will idle lie, in Auburn, -
Then take my flower, pray!