The Rose is Such a Lady
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| The Rose is Such a Lady by |
| The text is taken from McClure's Magazine/Volume 1, Number 1, June 1893, p.82. The author's name appears as "Gertrude Hall". |
The rose is such a lady—
So stately, fresh, and sweet;
It joys to hold her image—
The rain pool at her feet.
They look such common lasses,
Those red pinks in a line;
The rose is such a lady—
So dignified and fine.
The winds would wish to kiss her,
And yet they scarcely dare;
The rose is such a lady—
So courteous, pure, and fair.
Here's one come from a garden
To die within this book—
See, in the faded features
The old lady-like look!
