Rose (in Christian art).

The attribute of St. Dorotheʹa, who carries roses in a basket; of St. Casilda, St. Elizabeth of Portugal, and St. Rose of Viterbo, who carry roses either in their hands or caps. St. Rosaʹlia, St. Anʹgelus, St. Rose of Lima, St. Ascylus, St. Victoria, etc., wear crowns of roses.

“Rose, elle a vecu ce que vivent les roses Lʹespace dʹun matin.”

Malherbe: A Mme. du Perrier, sur la Morle de sa Fille.

Like other roses, thy sweet rose survived

While shone the morning sun, then drooped and died.

E. C. B.

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.