woo from

[bloomcountry]

Does "woo from" mean to "withdraw from"? Thanks:

"The roses on thy cheeks would woo
Forth envious blossoms from their sleeps,
And robins plume their breasts anew
To mock the crimson of thy lips"

"Spring", poem by Edith Wharton.

 

[pops91710]

Did you check for woo in the dictionary? It means to invite or to seek to gain or bring about.

 

[entangledbank]

woo = charm, entice
forth = forward, out from somewhere

The somewhere is given by 'from': the roses woo blossoms out of their sleep.

 

[The Newt]

"To woo forth" means (roughly) to summon, to draw out. "From their sleeps" tells us where the blossoms come from.