Sweet Rose Of Virtue
Sweet rose of virtue and of gentleness,
delightful lily of youthful wantonness,
richest in bounty and in beauty clear
and in every virtue that is held most dear―
except only that you are merciless.
Into your garden, today, I followed you;
there I saw flowers of freshest hue,
both white and red, delightful to see,
and wholesome herbs, waving resplendently―
yet nowhere, one leaf or flower of rue.
I fear that March with his last arctic blast
has slain my fair rose of pallid and gentle cast,
whose piteous death does my heart such pain
that, if I could, I would compose her roots again―
so comforting her bowering leaves have been.
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Who wrote the poem "Sweet Rose Of Virtue"?
William Dunbar (1459 or 1460 – 1530)
William Dunbar was a Scottish court poet,
closely associated with King James IV. He produced more than 100 poems and is
regarded as the greatest among Scottish court poets.
"Sweet Rose Of Virtue" explanation
In the poem, the speaker describes various
positive character traits and beauty of a woman. His love for this woman,
however, somehow changes into painful disappointment, so deep as to make her
look dead.
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