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Christina Georgina Rossetti

Christina Georgina Rossetti

Growing in the Vale

Growing in the vale
By the uplands hilly,
Growing straight and frail,
Lady Daffadowndilly.
In a golden crown,
And a scant green gown
While the spring blows chilly,
Lady Daffadown,
Sweet Daffadowndilly.

#English #Victorians #Women #XIXCentury

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