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The Wild Briar Lyrics by George Whitefield Chadwick

A Flower Cycle

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The wild-briar dabbles his finger-tips
In the wine till they are red;
Then over the hedge he climbs and slips
And kisses the wild rose on the lips
Till blushing she bows her head
The wild-briar clambers from spray to spray
For an ardent wooer he;
But once he has won, he hastes away
Nor tears nor prayers avail to stay
His fickle fancy free
The wild-briar riots the thicket through
Like a wanton, lusty faun;
He strings for the cedar berries blue
He vows to the alder homage true
He sighs to woo the dawn!
For the fire of love and the fire of youth
Fill his veins with zest divine;
Till winter has seized him without ruth
And thickets are bare; oh, then, in sooth
He longs for spring's glad wine!
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George Whitefield Chadwick

George Whitefield Chadwick

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"The Wild Briar" appears on "A Flower Cycle".

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