Lyric Poem · Nature
The Parliament of Roses to Julia
1I dreamt the Roses one time went
2To meet and sit in Parliament;
3The place for these, and for the rest
4Of flowers, was thy spotless breast.
5Over the which a state was drawn
6Of tiffany, or cob-web lawn;
7Then in that Parly all those powers
8Voted the Rose the Queen of flowers;
9But so, as that herself should be
10The Maid of Honour unto thee.
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- Poem
- The Parliament of Roses to Julia
- Poet
- Robert Herrick
- Length
- 10 lines
- Form
- Lyric Poem
- Themes
- Nature, Short
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- Shape
- 10 lines · one 10-line stanza
- Line length
- Mostly 8-syllable lines (tetrameter length).
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- Author record
- Robert Herrick1591–1674
- Source record
- PoetryDBThe Parliament of Roses to Julia by robert-herrick, PoetryDB transcription
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- Full text · United States · reviewed 2026-07-18
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