Daisies smell-less, yet most quaint, / And sweet thyme true, / Primrose, first born child of Ver, / Merry Spring-time's harbinger.

Francis Beaumont

Francis Beaumont

Born Child Daisies First Harbinger Less Merry Primrose Quaint Smell Spring Sweet Thyme True

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