• And the marvellous rose became crimson, like the rose of the eastern sky. Crimson was the girdle of petals, and crimson as a ruby was the heart

    Oscar Wilde: And the marvellous rose became crimson, like the rose of the eastern sky. Crimson was the girdle of petals, and crimson as a ruby was the heart
    Oscar Wilde (2007). “The Collected Works of Oscar Wilde”, p.330, Wordsworth Editions