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1、The Loveliest Rosein the WorldOncetherereignedaqueen,inwhosegardenwerefoundthemostgloriousflowersatallseasonsandfromallthelandsoftheworld.Butmorethanallothersshelovedtheroses,andshehadmanykindsofthisflower,fromthewilddog-rosewithitsapple-scentedgreenleavestothemostsplendid,large,crimsonroses.Theygre
2、wagainstthegardenwalls,woundthemselvesaroundthepillarsandwind-frames,andcreptthroughthewindowsintotherooms,andallalongtheceilingsinthehalls.Andtheroseswereofmanycolors,andofeveryfragranceandform.Butcareandsorrowdweltinthosehalls.Thequeenlayuponasick-bed,andthedoctorssaidshemustdie."Thereisstilloneth
3、ingthatcansaveher,"saidthewiseman."Bringhertheloveliestroseintheworld,therosethatisthesymbolofthepurest,thebrightestlove.Ifthatisheldbeforehereyeseretheyclose,shewillnotdie."Thenoldandyoungcamefromeverysidewithroses,theloveliestthatbloomedineachgarden,buttheywerenotoftherightsort.Theflowerwastobeplu
4、ckedfromtheGardenofLove.Butwhatroseinallthatgardenexpressedthehighestandpurestlove?Andthepoetssangoftheloveliestroseintheworld,--oftheloveofmaidandyouth,andoftheloveofdyingheroes."Buttheyhavenotnamedtherightflower,"saidthewiseman."Theyhavenotpointedouttheplacewhereitbloomsinitssplendor.Itisnottheros
5、ethatspringsfromtheheartsofyouthfullovers,thoughthisrosewilleverbefragrantinsong.Itisnotthebloomthatsproutsfromthebloodflowingfromthebreastoftheherowhodiesforhiscountry,thoughfewdeathsaresweeterthanhis,andnoroseisredderthanthebloodthatflowsthen.Norisitthewondrousflowertowhichmandevotesmanyasleepless
6、nightandmuchofhisfreshlife,themagicflowerofscience.""ButIknowwhereitblooms,"saidahappymother,whocamewithherprettychildtothebedsideofthedyingqueen."Iknowwheretheloveliestroseoflovemaybefound.Itspringsinthebloomingcheeksofmysweetchild,when,wakingfromsleep,itopensitseyesandsmilestenderlyatme.""Lovelyis
7、thisrose,butthereisalovelierstill,"saidthewiseman."Ihaveseentheloveliest,purestrosethatblooms,"saidawoman."Isawitonthecheeksofthequeen.Shehadtakenoffhergoldencrown.Andinthelong,drearynightshecarriedhe
