by William Henry Gardner (1865 - 1932)
Language: English
O lovely rose, No flower that grows, Is half so fair as thou, as thou, Thy beauty rare beyond compare, Makes me in homage bow. O cruel rose, Thou dost disclose, A loveliness divine, But had I seen, Thy thorns, I ween, I'd all thy love decline.
Composition:
- Set to music by Edward Alexander MacDowell (1860 - 1908), no title, op. 40 no. 5, published 1890, from Six Love Songs, no. 5
Text Authorship:
- by William Henry Gardner (1865 - 1932)
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