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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO MY FIOR-DI-LISA, by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The rose is love's own flower, and love's no less Last Line: In the deep-hearted rose. Alternate Author Name(s): Alleyne, Ellen; Rossetti, Christina Subject(s): Flowers; Lilies; Love; Roses | |||
The Rose is Love's own flower, and Love's no less The Lily's tenderness. Then half their dignity must Roses yield To Lilies of the field? Nay, diverse notes make up true harmony, All-fashioned loves agree: Love wears the Lily's whiteness, and Love glows In the deep-hearted Rose. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE WHISPER OF THE ROSE by EDMUND JOHN ARMSTRONG THE WISDOM OF THE ROSE by ELSA BARKER LOVE PLANTED A ROSE by KATHARINE LEE BATES ROSES; A VILANELLE by LOUISA SARAH BEVINGTON THE PAINTER ON SILK by AMY LOWELL VARIATIONS: 17 by CONRAD AIKEN WORDS IN A CERTAIN APPROPRIATE MODE by HAYDEN CARRUTH IT IS FINISHED' by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI ITALIA, IO TI SALUTO!' by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI THE HEART KNOWETH ITS OWN BITTERNESS' (2) by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI |
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