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THE CHILD AND THE ROSE.
Sweet April flower, the dearest
Of all Spring flowers to me ;
First blossom thou appearest
Upon our family tree !
Dear pledge of many sacred vows,
When days were fresh and young !
And life was like the summer boughs,
With golden blossoms hung.
Thou wert but two or three hours old
When a hardy monthly rose,
Its fragrant leaflets did unfold,
Pure as the Alpine snows.
I plucked this earliest blossom
Fresh from its mother earth,
And placed it on the bosom
Of her who gave thee birth.
A rosebud on the one breast,
Thyself upon the other.
Two loving hands around thee pressed -
How happy was thy mother !
She, whispering, said — "This rose tree
Must grow beneath our roof ;
It will be ever dear to me,
With its leaves of silken woof.
THE CHILD AND THE ROSE.
Sweet April flower, the dearest
Of all Spring flowers to me ;
First blossom thou appearest
Upon our family tree !
Dear pledge of many sacred vows,
When days were fresh and young !
And life was like the summer boughs,
With golden blossoms hung.
Thou wert but two or three hours old
When a hardy monthly rose,
Its fragrant leaflets did unfold,
Pure as the Alpine snows.
I plucked this earliest blossom
Fresh from its mother earth,
And placed it on the bosom
Of her who gave thee birth.
A rosebud on the one breast,
Thyself upon the other.
Two loving hands around thee pressed -
How happy was thy mother !
She, whispering, said — "This rose tree
Must grow beneath our roof ;
It will be ever dear to me,
With its leaves of silken woof.
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/90397847 |
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| Description | A collection of songs and other poetical pieces, many of which are original, accompanied with notes ... and a short essay on the poets of Renfrewshire. Originally published in 1819. Edited by William Motherwell. With a portrait. Second series. |
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| Shelfmark | Glen.163 |
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| Description | Scottish songs and music of the 18th and early 19th centuries, including music for the Highland bagpipe. These are selected items from the collection of John Glen (1833 to 1904). Also includes a few manuscripts, some treatises, and other books on the subject. |
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| Description | The Glen Collection and the Inglis Collection represent mainly 18th and 19th century Scottish music, including Scottish songs. The collections of Berlioz and Verdi collected by bibliographer Cecil Hopkinson contain contemporary and later editions of the works of the two composers Berlioz and Verdi. |
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