Half opens to view,
Is the bud of the rose
In the morning that blows,
Impearl’d with the dew.
More fragrant her breath
Than the flow’r-scented heath
At the dawning of day;
The hawthorn in bloom,
The lily’s perfume,
Or the blossoms of may.
Half opens to view,
Is the bud of the rose
In the morning that blows,
Impearl’d with the dew.
More fragrant her breath
Than the flow’r-scented heath
At the dawning of day;
The hawthorn in bloom,
The lily’s perfume,
Or the blossoms of may.