Garland for Queens, may be－1
Laurels－for rare degree
Of soul or sword.
Ah－but remembering me－
Ah－but remembering thee－5
Nature in chivalry－
Nature in charity－
Nature in equity－
This Rose ordained!
Laurels－for rare degree
Of soul or sword.
Ah－but remembering me－
Ah－but remembering thee－5
Nature in chivalry－
Nature in charity－
Nature in equity－
This Rose ordained!
(F.10/J.34)
[6] chivalry:: a hint on knights.
[7] charity:: knights were oathed to give mercy unto him that asks mercy.
[8] equity:: the quality of being fair. The legendary Knights of the Round Table were those men awarded the highest order of Chivalry at the Court of King Arthur around the sixth century.
[9] Rose:: a peerless person, a paragon. Rose may link to Rose Cross, the Rosicrucianism, but the poem does not match with its doctrine.