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A SLEEPING-PLACE by JOHN BANISTER TABB

First Line: WHEN INTO THE ROSE
Last Line: FOR LIDS IN MAIDEN SLUMBER WED?
Subject(s): BIRDS; FLOWERS; ROSES;
When into the rose
A ladybird goes
And o'er her couch the petals close,
Was ever bed
So canopied
For lids in maiden slumber wed?



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