English poem
(After Victor Hugo.)
by F. C. Philips (1849–1921)
If there be a garden gay Man has not molested, Where blaze through the summer day Flowers golden crested, Where tallest lilies grow, And honeysuckles blow There, oh there I fain would go Where thy foot, thy foot has rested!
If there be a rosy dream By true love invested, Where all things delightful seem Close together nested Where soul to soul may tell The joy they know so well 'Tis there, oh there I fain would dwell Where thy heart, thy heart has rested.
THE MESSAGE OF THE ROSES.