Author Dante Gabriel Rossetti ROSE-SHEATHED beside the rosebud tongue Lurks the young adder's tooth; Milk-mild from new-born hemlock-bluth The earliest drops are wrung: And sweet the flower of his first youth When Michael Scott was young. Tags Short Poems Rate this poem Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5 No votes yet Rate Log in or register to post comments