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The Modest Rose - William Blake

2006-12-19 05:06 | Posted by Tejvan Pettinger | Permanent Link | Poetry, William Blake
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rose 
The modest Rose puts forth a thorn,
The humble sheep a threat'ning horn:
While the Lily white shall in love delight,
Nor a thorn nor a threat stain her beauty bright.

By: Wiliam Blake

Photo by Phoolanjaya Sri Chinmoy Centre Galleries