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Christina Georgina Rossetti

Christina Georgina Rossetti

I Caught a Little Ladybird

I caught a little ladybird
That flies far away;
I caught a little lady wife
That is both staid and gay.
Come back, my scarlet ladybird,
Back from far away;
I weary of my dolly wife,
My wife that cannot play.

#English #Victorians #Women

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From “Later Life”

We lack, yet cannot fix upon the l… Not this, nor that; yet somewhat,… We see the things we do not yearn… Around us: and what see we glancin… Lost hopes that leave our hearts u…
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Currants on a bush, And figs upon a stem, And cherries on a bending bough, And Ned to gather them.
The Convent Threshold

There’s blood between us, love, my… There’s father’s blood, there’s br… And blood’s a bar I cannot pass. I choose the stairs that mount abo… Stair after golden sky—ward stair,
No, Thank You John

I never said I loved you, John: Why will you tease me day by day, And wax a weariness to think upon With always “do” and “pray”? You Know I never loved you, John…
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Swift and Sure the Swallow

Swift and sure the swallow, Slow and sure the snail: Slow and sure may miss his way, Swift and sure may fail.
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This Advent moon shines cold and… These Advent nights are long; Our lamps have burned year after y… And still their flame is strong. ‘Watchman, what of the night?’ we…
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‘I dreamt I caught a little owl And the bird was blue —’ ‘But you may hunt for ever And not find such a one.’ ‘I dreamt I set a sunflower,
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Herself a Rose Who Bore the Rose

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