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THE ROSE'S ERRAND. |
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THE ROSE'S ERRAND.
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I sent a message by the RoseThat words could not convey;
Sweet vows I never dared to breathe,
And wishes pure as they;
A mute but tell-tale messenger,
It could not do me wrong;
But told the passion I conceal'd,
And hopes I cherish'd long.
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II
My Love received it with a smile,—She read its thought and sigh'd,
Then placed it on her happy breast,
And wore it till it died.
Immortal Rose! it could not die:
The spirit which it bore
Lives in her heart, as first in mine,
A joy for evermore.
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