Essential Oils－are wrung－1
The Attar from the Rose
Be not expressed by Suns－alone－
It is the gift of Screws－
The General Rose－decay－5
But this－in Lady's Drawer
Make Summer－When the Lady lie
In Ceaseless Rosemary－
The Attar from the Rose
Be not expressed by Suns－alone－
It is the gift of Screws－
The General Rose－decay－5
But this－in Lady's Drawer
Make Summer－When the Lady lie
In Ceaseless Rosemary－
(F.772/J.675)
[1] Oils:: flattering words (OED oil n.1 3a). The highest degree oily words are squeezed from a flatterer.
[2] Attar:: artificially like the attar.
[3] Suns:: glorious achievements.
[5] General Rose:: a plain, wonderful letter (is disappearing).
[6] this:: a piece of paper.
[8] Rosemary:: affectionate remembrance; "Rosemary, that's for Remembrance (Hamlet)."
Shakspeare chose the Rosemary as the emblem of affectionate remembrance, for its flowering in winter,－a very poetic and touching allusion. ─ The Language of Flowers (1856)