 | Robert Chambers - American literature - 1881 - 842 pages
...November, 1748. The Hose. How fair is the roso ! what a benntif al flower, The glory of April nud May ! But the leaves are beginning to fade In an hour. And they wither aud diu ma daj. Yet the rose has one powerful virtue to boast, Above all the flowers of the field ;... | |
 | Edmund Arthur Helps - 1882 - 262 pages
...BASKERVILLE. THE ROSE. How fair is the rose ! what a beautiful flower ! The glory of April and May ! But the leaves are beginning to fade in an hour, And they wither and die in a day. 4 Yet the rose has one powerful virtue to boast, Above all the flowers of the field; When its leaves... | |
 | Henry Davenport Northrop - American literature - 1888 - 712 pages
...DOROTHEA HEMANS. THE ROSE. *OW fair is the rose ! that beautifnl flower, The glory of April and May ; But the leaves are beginning to fade in an hour, And they wither and die in a day. Vet the rose has one powerful virtue to boast, Above all the flowers of the field ; When its leaves... | |
 | Charles Rufus Skinner - Arbor Day - 1890 - 528 pages
...more. ELAINE GOODALE. How fair is the rose ! what a beautiful flower, The glory of April and May ! But the leaves are beginning to fade in an hour, And they wither and die in a da}'. Yet the rose has one powerful virtue to boast, Above all the flowers of the field ; When its... | |
 | Ainsworth Rand Spofford, Charles Gibbon - Literature - 1893 - 484 pages
...Christian« of every ñamo.] How fair l> the rose ! what » beautiful flower, The glory of April and May I But the leaves are beginning to fade In an hour, And they wither and die in a day. Tet the row has one powerful virtue to boast, Above all the flowers of the Hold ; Wh«n It« leaves... | |
 | William James McKnight - Jefferson County (Pa.) - 1917 - 630 pages
...as a lullaby : How fair is the rose, what a beautiful flower! In summer so fragrant and gay; But its leaves are beginning to fade in an hour ; And they wither and die in a day. Vet the rose has one powerful virtue to boast Above all the flowers of the field: When its leaves are... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1996 - 876 pages
...SECTION IXi The Rose. How fair is the rose ! what a beautiful flow'r! In summer so fragrant and gay ! Uut the leaves are beginning to fade in an hour. And they wither and die in a day. Vet the rose has one powerful virtue to boast, Above till the flow'rs of the field : When its leaves... | |
 | Ron Krupp - Gardening - 2001 - 246 pages
...Brown & Sons Printing, Inc. Barre, Vermont Printed with soy based ink on recycled paper DEDICATION Yet the Rose has one powerful virtue to boast, Above all the flowers in the field, When its leaves are all dead and fine colours are lost, Still how sweet a perfume it... | |
 | Language and languages - 1920 - 522 pages
...être appris par cœur : How fair is the rose ! What a beautiful flower! The Glory of April and May : But the leaves are beginning to fade in an hour, And they wither and die in a day. ISAAC WATTS (1674-1748). Comment le préparerez-vous en classe devant eux pour en assurer une bonne... | |
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HOW fair is the rose ! What a beautiful flower ! The glory of April and May ; But the leaves are beginning to fade in an hour. And they wither and die in a day. Yet... 
