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“rose” + roses across the centuries

Related terms Include related catalogue terms in the chart (each poem counted once per era, even if it has several tags).
roses 22 poems rosebud 2 poems rosemary 2 poems primrose 2 poems primroses 1 poem montrose 1 poem

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pre-1500 1 / 29 BCE 0 / 12 1500s 0 / 10 1550s 3 / 89 1600s 9 / 176 1650s 1 / 57 1700s 1 / 34 1750s 8 / 162 1800s 11 / 683 1850s 26 / 939 1900s 32 / 1115 1950s 0 / 15

Poems in 1900s · 32 with this theme Show all eras

A Maiden
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A Maiden

by Sara Teasdale · English

Sara Teasdale portrait

8 August 1884 - 29 January 1933 (~49)

Amid the Roses
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Amid the Roses

by Alice Dunbar Nelson · English

Alice Dunbar Nelson portrait

19 July 1875 - 18 September 1935 (~60)

An Olive Leaf
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An Olive Leaf

by Nora Hopper Chesson · English

Nora Hopper Chesson portrait

2 January 1871 - 14 April 1906 (~35)

Beauty
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Beauty

by Nora Hopper Chesson · English

Nora Hopper Chesson portrait

2 January 1871 - 14 April 1906 (~35)

Bread and Roses
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Bread and Roses

by James Oppenheim · English

James Oppenheim portrait

24 May 1882 - 4 August 1932 (~50)

Coldness in Love
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Coldness in Love

by D. H. Lawrence · English

D. H. Lawrence portrait

11 September 1885 - 2 March 1930 (~45)

Columbines
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Columbines

by Nora Hopper Chesson · English

Nora Hopper Chesson portrait

2 January 1871 - 14 April 1906 (~35)

Crisis
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Crisis

by Robert Nichols · English

Robert Nichols portrait

6 September 1893 - 17 December 1944 (~51)

Elusion
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Elusion

by Nora Hopper Chesson · English

Nora Hopper Chesson portrait

2 January 1871 - 14 April 1906 (~35)

Fulfilment
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Fulfilment

by Paul Laurence Dunbar · English

Paul Laurence Dunbar portrait

27 June 1872 - 9 February 1906 (~34)

Garden
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Garden

by Hilda Doolittle · English

Hilda Doolittle portrait

10 September 1886 - 27 September 1961 (~75)

Guinevere
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Guinevere

by Nora Hopper Chesson · English

Nora Hopper Chesson portrait

2 January 1871 - 14 April 1906 (~35)

If I Had Been a Rose
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If I Had Been a Rose

by Nora Hopper Chesson · English

Nora Hopper Chesson portrait

2 January 1871 - 14 April 1906 (~35)

June
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June

by Nora Hopper Chesson · English

Nora Hopper Chesson portrait

2 January 1871 - 14 April 1906 (~35)

Love Storm
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Love Storm

by D. H. Lawrence · English

D. H. Lawrence portrait

11 September 1885 - 2 March 1930 (~45)

Meditation
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Meditation

by Hart Crane · English

Hart Crane portrait

21 July 1899 - 27 April 1932 (~33)

Mutton
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Mutton

by Gertrude Stein · English

Gertrude Stein portrait

3 February 1874 - 27 July 1946 (~72)

Old Song
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Old Song

by Hart Crane · English

Hart Crane portrait

21 July 1899 - 27 April 1932 (~33)

One Way of Love
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One Way of Love

by Nora Hopper Chesson · English

Nora Hopper Chesson portrait

2 January 1871 - 14 April 1906 (~35)

Promise
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Promise

by Paul Laurence Dunbar · English

Paul Laurence Dunbar portrait

27 June 1872 - 9 February 1906 (~34)

Query—A Musician speaks
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Query—A Musician speaks

by Edna Wahlert McCourt · English

Edna Wahlert McCourt portrait

19 July 1887 - 4 January 1963 (~76)

Results and Roses
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Results and Roses

by Edgar A. Guest · English

Edgar A. Guest portrait

20 August 1881 - 5 August 1959 (~78)

Roses on the Breakfast Table
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Roses on the Breakfast Table

by D. H. Lawrence · English

D. H. Lawrence portrait

11 September 1885 - 2 March 1930 (~45)

Róisín Dubh
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Róisín Dubh

by Nora Hopper Chesson · English

Nora Hopper Chesson portrait

2 January 1871 - 14 April 1906 (~35)

Stupidity
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Stupidity

by Amy Lowell · English

Amy Lowell portrait

9 February 1874 - 12 May 1925 (~51)

The Dark Man
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The Dark Man

by Nora Hopper Chesson · English

Nora Hopper Chesson portrait

2 January 1871 - 14 April 1906 (~35)

The Enchanted Sheep-Fold
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The Enchanted Sheep-Fold

by Josephine Preston Peabody · English

Josephine Preston Peabody portrait

30 May 1874 - 4 December 1922 (~48)

The Old Ships
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The Old Ships

by James Elroy Flecker · English

James Elroy Flecker portrait

5 November 1884 - 3 January 1915 (~31)

The Pixies
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The Pixies

by Nora Hopper Chesson · English

Nora Hopper Chesson portrait

2 January 1871 - 14 April 1906 (~35)

The Rose
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The Rose

by Sara Teasdale · English

Sara Teasdale portrait

8 August 1884 - 29 January 1933 (~49)

To the Ladies Des Baux
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To the Ladies Des Baux

by Nora Hopper Chesson · English

Nora Hopper Chesson portrait

2 January 1871 - 14 April 1906 (~35)

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