✦ The Rhyme ✦
The Rose Is Red
Traditional English nursery rhyme. Public domain.
The rose is red, the violet’s blue, The honey’s sweet, and so are you. Thou art my love and I am thine; I drew thee to my Valentine.
✦ A Nursery Rhyme ✦
The rose is red, the violet’s blue, the honey’s sweet, and so are you. The old Mother Goose verse that became “Roses Are Red.”
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✦ The Rhyme ✦
Traditional English nursery rhyme. Public domain.
The rose is red, the violet’s blue, The honey’s sweet, and so are you. Thou art my love and I am thine; I drew thee to my Valentine.
✦ About the Rhyme ✦
This verse appeared in Gammer Gurton’s Garland, a collection of nursery rhymes printed in 1784. It is an ancestor of the famous valentine “Roses are red, violets are blue.”
In old times, people sometimes drew names to choose a valentine, which is what “I drew thee to my Valentine” means. It is a sweet verse to share with someone you love.
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