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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.
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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