Nothing Elegant
A charm a single charm is doubtful. If the red is rose and there is agate surrounding it, if inside is let in and there places change thencertainly something is upright. It is earnest.
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Nothing Elegant is in the public domain. This text is taken from Tender Buttons: Objects, Food, Rooms, Project Gutenberg ebook #15396; the transcription's header, footer and licence were removed and nothing else was changed. You may copy, print and reuse it freely.
Cite as: Gertrude Stein, Nothing Elegant, in Tender Buttons (1914), text of Project Gutenberg ebook #15396, Laurel, https://laurelpoetry.com/poem/stein-tender-buttons/objects-nothing-elegant.html, id L28637.
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