John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
Christina Georgina Rossetti 1830-1894 John Bartlett
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| Hope is like a harebell, trembling from its birth, Love is like a rose, the joy of all the earth, Faith is like a lily, lifted high and white, Love is like a lovely rose, the world’s delight. Harebells and sweet lilies show a thornless growth, But the rose with all its thorns excels them both. |
| Hope is like a Harebell. |
| 2 |
| My heart is like a singing bird. |
| A Birthday. |
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| Better by far you should forget and smile Than that you should remember and be sad. |
| A Birthday. |
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| Remember me when I am gone away, Gone far away into the silent land. |
| Sonnet. Remember. |
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| All earth’s full rivers can not fill The sea that drinking thirsteth still. |
| By the Sea. |
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| One day in the country Is worth a month in town. |
| Summer. |
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| Silence more musical than any song. |
| Sonnet. Rest. |