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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.
There is no gathering the rose without being pricked by the
thorns.
There is no gathering the rose without being pricked by the
thorns.
Rose were sette of swete savour,
With many roses that thei bere.
Rose were sette of swete savour,
With many roses that thei bere.
Red as a rose of Harpocrate.
Red as a rose of Harpocrate.
Yon rose-buds in the morning-dew,
How pure amang the leaves sae green!
Yon rose-buds in the morning-dew,
How pure amang the leaves sae green!
Loveliest of lovely things are they
On earth that soonest pass away.
The rose that lives its read more
Loveliest of lovely things are they
On earth that soonest pass away.
The rose that lives its little hour
Is prized beyond the sculptured flower.
A white rosebud for a guerdon.
A white rosebud for a guerdon.
The rose that all are praising
Is not the rose for me.
The rose that all are praising
Is not the rose for me.
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.
