I know a little rose, 
  And O but I were blest 
Could I but be the drop of dew 
  That lies upon her breast! 

But I dare not look so high, 
  Nor die a death so sweet;
It is enough for me to be 
  The dust about her feet!

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Copied from Love poems of three centuries: 1590-1890, Volume 2, edited by Jessie Fremont O'Donnell. New York and London : G. P. Putnam's Sons, The Knickerbocker Press, p. 71.

Text Authorship:

• by Bayard Taylor (1825 - 1878), "Song" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

• by Frances Allitsen (1848 - 1912), "I know a little rose", published 1901 [ voice and piano ], New York : G. Schirmer, also set in German (Deutsch) [sung text not yet checked]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

• Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Kate Freiligrath Kroeker (1845 - 1904) ; composed by Frances Allitsen.
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