Quotes by Christina Rossetti
3 quotes by Christina Rossetti (died 1894), taken from 3 works. Each is given word for word, with its work, its passage and its source.
Works quoted: “A Birthday”, Goblin Market and Sing-Song.
“A Birthday”
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“My heart is like a rainbow shell / That paddles in a halcyon sea; / My heart is gladder than all these, / Because my love is come to me.”
Goblin Market
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“For there is no friend like a sister / In calm or stormy weather; / To cheer one on the tedious way, / To fetch one if one goes astray, / To lift one if one totters down, / To strengthen whilst one stands.”
Sing-Song
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“Who has seen the wind? / Neither I nor you: / But when the leaves hang trembling / The wind is passing thro'.”