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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
HOW ROSES CAME RED (2), by ROBERT HERRICK Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Tis said, as cupid danc't among Last Line: Made it for ever after red. Subject(s): Flowers; Roses | |||
'Tis said, as Cupid danc't among The Gods, he down the Nectar flung; Which, on the white Rose being shed, Made it for ever after red. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE WHISPER OF THE ROSE by EDMUND JOHN ARMSTRONG THE WISDOM OF THE ROSE by ELSA BARKER LOVE PLANTED A ROSE by KATHARINE LEE BATES ROSES; A VILANELLE by LOUISA SARAH BEVINGTON THE PAINTER ON SILK by AMY LOWELL VARIATIONS: 17 by CONRAD AIKEN WORDS IN A CERTAIN APPROPRIATE MODE by HAYDEN CARRUTH A CHRISTMAS CAROL, SUNG TO THE KING IN THE PRESENCE AT WHITEHALL by ROBERT HERRICK A MEDITATION FOR HIS MISTRESS by ROBERT HERRICK A TERNARIE OF LITTLES, UPON A PIPKIN OF JELLIE by ROBERT HERRICK |
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