Christina Georgina Rossetti

The Peacock Has a Score of Eyes

The peacock has a score of eyes,
With which he cannot see;
The cod—fish has a silent sound,
However that may be;
No dandelions tell the time,
Although they turn to clocks;
Cat’s—cradle does not hold the cat,
Nor foxglove fit the fox.

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