Thoughts in Rhyme (Classic Reprint)
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| Hersteller: | Forgotten Books (Bradford, Mrs. Henry L.) |
| Stand: | 2015-08-04 03:50:33 |
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Excerpt from Thoughts in Rhyme The Complaint of the Rose I bloom in the garden, sweet lady fair, My petals are all wet with dew; I nestle close in the coils of your hair, Or among your laces, so rich and rare; But tho´ deep be my blushes, and silent my voice, To keep you from plucking me I have no choice. I watch you stroll in the garden, lady fair, With a youthful swain at your side; From the bush I am taken, with never a care Of the pain I may suffer - and then you dare Bury your face in my rosy leaves, And give not a thought to how my heart grieves. Ouch! did I prick you, my lady fair? Well, if I did, I don´t care; You pulled a thorn right out of my side, And my heart to crush you wantonly tried. My petals you´ve scattered all over the earth, And in my fair garden you´ve left such a dearth. My neighbors, the Asters, are laughing with scorn, To see my poor head laid so low; And my family tree feels so very forlorn At the treatment accorded to me, and so, A secret of yours I´ll tell, lady fair, Of just how it happened, right then and there. The swain from you a kiss tried to steal, As you held me close to your breast; You needn´t deny it, because I could feel That you were greatly distressed; He whispered that you were the "Rose" of his life, And then I heard something that sounded like "wife.´ About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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