Poems (Toke)/Song (Rose! thou art the fairest flower)
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OSE! thou art the fairest flowerThat we have loved in childhood's hour;Bright in that sweet morning's prime;And still, in life's meridian time,O'er thee thoughts of youth and SpringA wreath of gladness seem to fling:Then shine, sweet Rose! still brightly shine,For hope and joy around thee twine.
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FOR THE AIR, "ROSE! THOU ART THE SWEETEST FLOWER."
OSE! thou art the fairest flowerThat we have loved in childhood's hour;Bright in that sweet morning's prime;And still, in life's meridian time,O'er thee thoughts of youth and SpringA wreath of gladness seem to fling:Then shine, sweet Rose! still brightly shine,For hope and joy around thee twine.Rose! thou art pale Memory's flower!Many a bygone cheerful hour,Scenes long past of joy or pain,Thy mingled hues can wake again.Dreams of happy years gone byAre floating on thy fragrant sigh:Then shine, sweet Rose! still calmly shine,For Memory's pensive hues are thine!
E.
December 4, 1841,