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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE ARMOUR OF THE ROSE, by CHARLES WHITWORTH WYNNE
First Line: The gorse by her parent, the golden broom
Last Line: —to ward off the cattle miscall'd menkind.
Alternate Author Name(s): Cayzer, Charles
Subject(s): Beauty; Flowers; Roses
First Line: The gorse by her parent, the golden broom
Last Line: —to ward off the cattle miscall'd menkind.
Alternate Author Name(s): Cayzer, Charles
Subject(s): Beauty; Flowers; Roses
THE gorse by her parent, the golden broom,
Was taught to grow spikelets to guard her bloom,
So woman, for beauty and grace design'd,
—To ward off the cattle miscall'd menkind.
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