ONLY ROSES 



a sarben Ml of posiies; 

 Comet!) one to gatfjer flottjersi, 

 ^nb Ije bjanbersi tfjrougij its! botoersJ 

 tE^ojJins toitft tfje tnanton rosier, 

 OTif)o, uprisimg from tjeir bebsi, 

 Jlolb on Ijigl) tjjeir jjfjamelesis Jeabsi, 

 OTttft tfteir prettp lipsi a=poutms, 

 i^eber boubting, neber boubtmg 

 ^ijat for C|)tf)erean puiiti 

 He tDoulb gatfjer augljt but rosier ! 



n a nesit of bieebsi anb nettlesi. 

 Hap a biolet, ijalf tibben, 

 iloptng tfiat ttsi glance unbibben 

 get migfjt fall upon Jer petaR 

 CI)ougf) sii)e Itbeb alone» apart, 

 Hope lap neaitlmg at Jer t^art; 

 put, alasi, tiie cruel abiaktng 

 ^et Jer little Jeart a=breafemg, 

 jFor Je gatfjereb for fjiss poj(i>si 

 (0nlj> rosiesi— onlp rosies:! 



FROM GILBERT AND SULLIVAN'S "RUDDIGORE/ 



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