此文是王尔德的童话，讲述的是夜莺用全部的鲜血和整夜的歌声染红的玫瑰，用生命去换一个姑娘一个晚上的爱情，最终却被人弃之如敝履的故事。《夜莺与玫瑰》作品语言生动优美，辞藻华丽，诗意浓郁，被认为是诗的散文化。
The Nightingale and the Rose
"She said that she would dance with me if I brought her red roses," cried the young Student; "but in all my garden there is no red rose."
