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Harriet Monroe, ed. (1860–1936). The New Poetry: An Anthology. 1917.

To ….

William Saphier

AN IVORY flute on black velvet

Is your body;

Its sound in the forest

Your voice;

A holiday of its fine tones

Your eyes;

And a red ribbon on the ivory flute

On black velvet

Your lips.