Florence Earle Coates,
A Love-Song
“ When evil and disaster threaten her? Ah, no! a passion that man's soul upraises, New-born in us, doth stir At thought of her, belov'd, who shows us living Is not the mere continuance of breath, Giving her favored ones a joy of giving, Ineffable in death! Florence Earle Coates. This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published in 1917, before the cutoff of January 1, 1929. The longest-living author of this work died in 1927, so this work is in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 96 years or less. ”
