"The red rose whispers of passion,
And the white rose breathes of love;
O, the red rose is a falcon,
And the white rose is a dove." John Boyle O'Reilly (1844-1890), U.S.-Irish writer. A White Rose (l. 1-4). . .
Oxford Book of English Verse, The, 1250-1918. Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch, ed. (New ed., rev. and enl., 1939) Oxford University Press. |
"For the love that is purest and sweetest
Has a kiss of desire on the lips." John Boyle O'Reilly (1844-1890), U.S.-Irish writer. A White Rose (l. 7-8). . .
Oxford Book of English Verse, The, 1250-1918. Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch, ed. (New ed., rev. and enl., 1939) Oxford University Press. |
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