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THE FLOWER FOLK by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI

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First Line: HOPE IS LIKE A HAREBELL TREMBLING FROM ITS BIRTH
Last Line: BUT THE ROSE WITH ALL ITS THORNS EXCELS THEM BOTH.
Subject(s): FLOWERS; ROSES;
Hope is like a harebell trembling from its birth,
Love is like a rose the joy of all the earth;
Faith is like a lily lifted high and white,
Love is like a lovely rose the world's delight;
Harebells and sweet lilies show a thornless growth,
But the rose with all its thorns excels them both.




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