Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, HOW ROSES CAME RED (2), by ROBERT HERRICK


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First Line: Tis said, as cupid danc't among
Last Line: Made it for ever after red.
Subject(s): Flowers; Roses


'Tis said, as Cupid danc't among
The Gods, he down the Nectar flung;
Which, on the white Rose being shed,
Made it for ever after red.





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