COPYRIGHT DEPOSIT PP RANA 1) oe te ae) =< L-PRANG tin R SY Rega e ene! Bas sis , . f { oa & ‘by * Cs) i &@.@ Boston, USA. 3 = ~ a 8 is <- PS Bye MARY J. JACQUES ee eral Olliga Gs i NEE oe a) ' Ww! son WITH MADRIGAES AND PICTURES BY PUBLISHED By L.PRANG &C2 z BOSTON, U.S.A. CopyriGHT 1897 BY L.PRANG &Co Boston THE OPENING: BUD: Tnthis pure, perfumed cell Naught butshy and sweet may dwell, Stainless leaf on leaf infolds The trembling heart it holds: When wilt thou, my folded rose Thy cloistered heart disclose? 4 { a : eo ee ATS aah, ok « THE RED, RED ROSE. Blushing bravely, rosy red, Scorning subterfuge and wile, ‘Poising there her regal head, Giving back the gazers smile, Will she thus poor me deride, Me deride? Or but smile me to her side, To her side? =o a ; ark i ‘ Bu} a ; .— - gain A\nd the earth, a wonder, Radiant as my lady’s cheek When her eyes forgiveness Lo! the heaven is blue a THE ROSE AFTER A SHOWER.. Speak. a Hx Cale sll er Rk _—