English rose is a description, associated with English culture, that may be applied to a naturally beautiful woman or girl who is from or is associated with England.
The term "English rose" is found in Merrie England (1902), a comic opera written 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.
^Davis, Sheila (15 October 1992). The songwriters idea book. Writer's Digest Books. p. 103. ISBN9780898795196. I thought it was very important to project it from a nation's standpoint. I wanted to make it sound like a country singing it. From the first couple of lines I wrote [which began "Goodbye England's Rose"], the rest sort of fell into place.[permanent dead link]
^Cinema Year by Year: The Complete Illustrated History of Film. Dorling Kindersley. 2006. p. 470.
^"As Millie, a real Julie Blossoms". Life magazine. 28 April 1967.
^Magsaysay, Melissa (15 December 2014). "Makeup Monday: Emily Blunt's Dramatic Beauty Look". The Hollywood Reporter. When it comes to makeup, Emily Blunt usually goes the route of gorgeous, English rose — with her perfectly flushed cheeks and even, alabaster skin drawing a striking contrast to her chestnut hair.
