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Go, lovely Rose - Edmund Waller

from Poems by John Sherrill

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Go, lovely Rose—
Tell her that wastes her time and me,
That now she knows,
When I resemble her to thee,
How sweet and fair she seems to be.

Tell her that 's young,
And shuns to have her graces spied,
That hadst thou sprung
In deserts where no men abide,
Thou must have uncommended died.

Small is the worth
Of beauty from the light retired:
Bid her come forth,
Suffer herself to be desired,
And not blush so to be admired.

Then die—that she
The common fate of all things rare
May read in thee;
How small a part of time they share
That are so wondrous sweet and fair!

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from Poems, released May 22, 2012

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John Sherrill Salt Lake City, Utah

John Sherrill is a singer-songwriter based in SLC, UT. He likes singing, skiing, playing guitar, mtbking, playing with his dog (Gussie), eating until he's full, etc.

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