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The happy prince and other tales (1920)

Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900, Robinson, Charles, ill · New York : Brentano's · leaf 67

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red roseheard it, and it trembled all over with ecstasy,and opened its petals to the cold morning air.Echo bore it to her purple cavern in the hills,and woke the sleeping shepherds from theirdreams. It floated through the reeds of theriver, and they carried its message to the sea. Look, look !… … THE NIGHTINGALE AND THE ROSE Why, what a wonderful piece of luck!he cried ; here is a red rose ! I have neverseen any rose like it in all my life. It is sobeautiful that I am sure it has a long Latinname; and he leaned down and plucked it. Then he put on his hat, and ran up to theProfessors house…

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