Songs, Ballads, and Other Poems by the late Thomas Haynes Bayly; Edited by his Widow. With A Memoir of the Author. In Two Volumes |
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THE ROSE THAT ALL ARE PRAISING. |
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THE ROSE THAT ALL ARE PRAISING.
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The rose that all are praisingIs not the rose for me;
Too many eyes are gazing
Upon the costly tree.
But there's a rose in yonder glen,
That shuns the gaze of other men,
For me its blossom raising;
Oh, that's the rose for me!
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The gem a King might covetIs not the gem for me;
From darkness they would move it,
Save that the world may see.
But I've a gem that shuns display,
And next my heart worn ev'ry day,
So dearly do I love it;
Oh, that's the gem for me!
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Gay birds in cages piningAre not the birds for me;
Those plumes so brightly shining
Would fain fly off from thee:
But I've a bird that gaily sings,
Tho' free to rove, she folds her wings,
For me her flight resigning;
Oh, that's the bird for me!
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