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UPON A VIRGIN KISSING A ROSE, by                 Poet Analysis     Poet's Biography
First Line: Twas but a single rose
Last Line: Not so much rose, as wreathe.
Subject(s): Flowers; Roses


'Twas but a single Rose,
Till you on it did breathe;
But since (me thinks) it shows
Not so much Rose, as Wreathe.





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