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She wore a wreath of roses,
The night that first we met.
She wore a wreath of roses,
The night that first we met.
A white rosebud for a guerdon.
A white rosebud for a guerdon.
Red as a rose of Harpocrate.
Red as a rose of Harpocrate.
There is no gathering the rose without being pricked by the
thorns.
There is no gathering the rose without being pricked by the
thorns.
When love came first to earth, the Spring
Spread rose-beds to receive him.
When love came first to earth, the Spring
Spread rose-beds to receive him.
Go pretty rose, go to my fair,
Go tell her all I fain would dare,
Tell her read more
Go pretty rose, go to my fair,
Go tell her all I fain would dare,
Tell her of hope; tell her of spring,
Tell her of all I fain would sing,
Oh! were I like thee, so fair a thing.
The rose that all are praising
Is not the rose for me.
The rose that all are praising
Is not the rose for me.
Let us crown ourselves with rosebuds before they wither.
Let us crown ourselves with rosebuds before they wither.
Till the rose's lips grow pale
With her sighs.
Till the rose's lips grow pale
With her sighs.
