Flowers Quote by Francis Thompson

The fairest things have fleetest end, Their scent survives their close: But the rose's scent is bitterness To him that loved the rose.

— Francis Thompson

“The fairest things have fleetest end, Their scent survives their close: But the rose’s scent is bitterness To him that loved the rose. —Francis…

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