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SING-SONG; A NURSERY RHYME BOOK: 109, by                 Poet Analysis     Poet's Biography
First Line: The rose that blushes rosy red
Last Line: She may stand upright.
Alternate Author Name(s): Alleyne, Ellen; Rossetti, Christina


THE rose that blushes rosy red,
She must hang her head;
The lily that blows spotless white,
She may stand upright.





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