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Christina Georgina Rossetti

I lived from 1830-1894. I was from England.

English poet; sister of Dante Gabriel Rossetti. Publication of some of her poems in her brother William's magazine the Germ was her only contribution to Pre-Raphaelite activities. She was a devout Anglican and lived the last 15 years of her life as a recluse in her home. Many of her poems are religious, some melancholy and death-obsessed, e.g., Uphill and When I Am Dead, My Dearest. Possessing a spontaneous lyrical gift, she had a firm command of traditional poetic forms. Much of her work shows a marked moral intelligence and independence of spirit, and she is recognized as an important Victorian-era poet. Her simple songs, especially in Sing-Song (1872), were favorites with children. Her volumes of poetry include Goblin Market and Other Poems (1862), probably her best work; The Prince's Progress (1866); and A Pageant and Other Poems (1881).

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  • Remember
    Remember me when I am gone away,
    Gone far away into the silent land;
    14 lines, 17 comments
  • A Birthday
    My heart is like a singing bird
    Whose nest is in a water'd shoot;
    18 lines, 6 comments
  • None Other Lamb
    None other Lamb, none other Name,
    None other hope in Heav’n or earth or sea,
    13 lines
  • Hurt No Living Thing
    Hurt no living thing:
    Ladybird, nor butterfly,
    8 lines
  • Requiem
    When I am dead, my dearest,
            Sing no sad songs for me;
    16 lines, 7 comments
  • A Green Cornfield
    The earth was green, the sky was blue:
    I saw and heard one sunny morn
    16 lines
  • Love Came Down at Christmas
    Love came down at Christmas,
    Love all lovely, love divine;
    13 lines
  • Goblin Market
    Morning and evening
    Maids heard the goblins cry:
    567 lines, 15 comments
  • The Prince's Progress
    "Too late for love, too late for joy,
    Too late, too late!
    534 lines
  • Monna Innominata: A Sonnet Of Sonnets
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    Lo dě che han detto a' dolci amici addio. (Dante)
    241 lines
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