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THE YOUNG ROSE, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: The young rose which I gave thee, so dewy and bright
Last Line: She'll think the sweet night-bird is courting her still.
Alternate Author Name(s): Little, Thomas
Subject(s): Courtship; Flowers; Roses


THE young rose which I gave thee, so dewy and bright,
Was the floweret most dear to the sweet bird of night,
Who oft by the moonlight o'er her blushes hath hung,
And thrill'd every leaf with the wild lay he sung.
Oh, take thou this young rose, and let her life be
Prolong'd by the breath she will borrow from thee;
For while o'er her bosom thy soft notes shall thrill,
She'll think the sweet night-bird is courting her still.





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