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―
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Into your garden, today, I followed you; there I saw flowers of freshest hue, Nicely written.
great poem! ...on the scorching effect of the heat in the month of March. Oh March! You month of March that blaze my orchard and leave them dry and pale and sad... How wicked you are!
Sweet rose of virtue and of gentleness Except only that you are merciless Contrast wonderfully articulated. Nice work. Thanks for sharing.
Gentleness! With the muse of peace and love. Nice piece of work.
Please note that this is my translation of the poem, not the original version by William Dunbar.