Memoirs of the Rose
by John Holland (9781150573248)

General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1824 Original Publisher: Printed for Francis Westley Subjects: Roses Gardening / General Gardening / Flowers / General Gardening / Flowers / Roses Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: MEMOIRS OF THE ROSE. LETTER I. " For THIE the Hose put sweeter purple on." Fenlon. My Dear Anne, In the long friendship which you and I have cherished towards each other, you have had many opportunities of discovering my partiality for that beautiful flower -- The Rose: nor has it been without feelings of pleasure, that I have perceived the affection which you also have manifested for this favourite of the Muses. How often while rambling in the fields, or resting in the garden, have we amused ourselves with anecdotes and poetical quotations about this queen of flowers While the vernal zephyrs seemed to sing to its folded buds: " Rose Rose open thy leaves Spring is whispering love to thee. Rose Rose open thy leaves Near is the nightingale on the tree." I have often had thoughts of collecting my scattered reminiscences on this subject, to form a little olio of sweets, under the title of " Rose Leaves," and which might form a trio with Coleridge's " Sybilline Leaves," and Leigh Hunt's " Foliage." For the present, however, I have resolved to address my little collection to you, as my dearest friend; not doubting but that you will find them interesting, as, though neither brighter nor sweeter for coming from me, yet many of them have a beauty and a fragrance, which circumstances can neither enhance nor diminish. You may therefore expect to receive a letter from me at every convenient opportunity, until my memory and my memorandums are exhausted. ...

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