Full Lyrics
Go not too near a House of Rose,
The depredation of a breeze,
Or inundation of a dew,
Alarms its walls away;
Nor try to tie the butterfly,
Nor climb the bars of ecstasy,
In insecurity to lie,
Is Joy’s insuring quality.
Go not too near a house of rose by James Gibb — Lyrics
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