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The Complete Poems of Christina Rossetti

A variorum edition: Edited, with textual notes and introductions, by R. W. Crump
Rossetti, Christina Georgina (1830-1894)

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[Hail, noble face of noble friend!—]

Hail, noble face of noble friend!—
Hail, honoured master hand and dear!—
On you may Christmas good descend
And blessings of the unknown year
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So soon to overtake us here.
Unknown, yet well known: I portend
Love starts the course, love seals the end.
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