And still I look for the men who will dare to be
roses of England
wild roses of England
men who are wild roses of England
with metal thorns, beware!
but still more brave and still more rare
the courage of rosiness in a cabbage world
fragrance of roses in a stale stink of lies
rose-leaves to bewilder the clever fools
and rose-briars to strangle the machine.


The Works of D.H. Lawrence: With an Introduction and Bibliography (ed. Wordsworth Editions, 1994) - ISBN: 9781853264177

D. H. Lawrence Quotes

And still I look for the men who will dare to be roses of England wild roses of England men who are wild roses of England with metal thorns, beware!...

And still I look for the men who will dare to be roses of England wild roses of England men who are wild roses of England with metal thorns, beware!...

And still I look for the men who will dare to be roses of England wild roses of England men who are wild roses of England with metal thorns, beware!...

And still I look for the men who will dare to be roses of England wild roses of England men who are wild roses of England with metal thorns, beware!...