English rose (epithet)
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English rose is a description, associated with English culture, that may be applied to a naturally attractive woman or girl of traditionally fair complexion who is from or is associated with England.
The description has a cultural reference to the national flower of England, the rose,[1] and to its long tradition within English symbolism.
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Use in fiction
Merrie England
The term "English rose" is found in Merrie England (1902), a comic opera with words by: Basil Hood. He describes a garden where 'women are the flowers' and in which 'the sweetest blossom' or 'fairest queen' is 'the perfect English rose'.[2]
The words are performed by a tenor in the role of Sir Walter Raleigh (1554–1618) in the presence of a May Queen but regarding his secret love (purely within the opera) a member of the household of Elizabeth I.
See also: 16th-century portrait paintings of women (category) and 1900–09 in fashion.
Application to personalities
People who have been frequently described in the media or with note in media history with the words "English rose" include:
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Rachel Weisz,[25] and
Diana, Princess of Wales
At the funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales in 1997, Elton John performed a version of his 1974 hit Candle in the Wind which began with the adapted lyrics, Goodbye England's rose...
See also
Look up English rose in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. |
- English landscape garden
- English people
- English Rose (branding applied to the roses of David C.H. Austin)
- Historical immigration to Great Britain (Various European ethnicities, largely Germanic)
- List of people known as the Beautiful
- List of people known as the Fair
- May Day
- May Queen
- Outline of England
- Peaches and cream (Wiktionary definition)
- Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?
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