CHAPTER I 



CAUSES OF FAILURE 



He who would have beautiful Roses in his garden 

 must have beautiful Roses in his heart. He must 

 love them well and always. To win, he must woo, 

 as Jacob wooed Laban's daughter, though drought 

 and frost consume. He must have not only the 

 glowing admiration, the enthusiasm, and the passion, 

 but the tenderness, the thoughtfulness, the reverence, 

 the watchfulness of love. With no ephemeral caprice, 

 like the fair young knight's, who loves and who rides 

 away when his sudden fire is gone from the cold 

 white ashes, the cavalier of the Rose has semper fidelis 

 upon his crest and shield. He is loyal and devoted 

 ever, in storm-fraught or in sunny days ; not only 

 the first upon a summer's morning to gaze admir- 

 ingly on glowing charms, but the first, when leaves 

 fall and winds are chill, to protect against cruel 



frost. As with smitten bachelor or steadfast mate 



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