Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, SING-SONG; A NURSERY RHYME BOOK: 96, by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI


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First Line: The lily has a smooth stalk
Last Line: She sets the world on fire.
Alternate Author Name(s): Alleyne, Ellen; Rossetti, Christina
Variant Title(s): The Rose


The lily has a smooth stalk,
Will never hurt your hand;
But the rose upon her brier
Is lady of the land.

There's sweetness in an apple tree,
And profit in the corn;
But lady of all beauty
Is a rose upon a thorn.

When with moss and honey
She tips her bending brier,
And half unfolds her glowing heart,
She sets the world on fire.





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