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The Works of Dante Gabriel Rossetti

Edited with Preface and Notes by William M. Rossetti: Revised and Enlarged Edition
Rossetti, Dante Gabriel (1828-1882)

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PRINCIPAL POEMS
  
THE BLESSED DAMOZEL
  
DANTE AT VERONA
  
THE BRIDE'S PRELUDE
  
JENNY
  
A LAST CONFESSION
  
THE BURDEN OF NINEVEH
  
THE STAFF AND SCRIP
  
SISTER HELEN
  
LOVE'S NOCTURN
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THE HOUSE OF LIFE:
  
[A Sonnet is a moment's monument,—]
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Part I.—YOUTH AND CHANGE
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Part II.—CHANGE AND FATE
 LX. 
SONNET LX TRANSFIGURED LIFE
 LXI. 
SONNET LXI THE SONG-THROE
 LXII. 
SONNET LXII THE SOUL'S SPHERE
 LXIII. 
SONNET LXIII INCLUSIVENESS
 LXIV. 
SONNET LXIV ARDOUR AND MEMORY
 LXV. 
SONNET LXV KNOWN IN VAIN
 LXVI. 
SONNET LXVI THE HEART OF THE NIGHT
 LXVII. 
SONNET LXVII THE LANDMARK
 LXVIII. 
SONNET LXVIII A DARK DAY
 LXIX. 
SONNET LXIX AUTUMN IDLENESS
 LXX. 
SONNET LXX THE HILL SUMMIT
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SONNETS LXXI, LXXII, LXXIII THE CHOICE
 I. 
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 II. 
II
 III. 
III
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SONNETS LXXIV, LXXV, LXXVI OLD AND NEW ART
 LXXVII. 
SONNET LXXVII SOUL'S BEAUTY
 LXXVIII. 
SONNET LXXVIII BODY'S BEAUTY
 LXXIX. 
SONNET LXXIX THE MONOCHORD
 LXXX. 
SONNET LXXX FROM DAWN TO NOON
 LXXXI. 
SONNET LXXXI MEMORIAL THRESHOLDS
 LXXXII. 
SONNET LXXXII HOARDED JOY
 LXXXIII. 
SONNET LXXXIII BARREN SPRING
 LXXXIV. 
SONNET LXXXIV FAREWELL TO THE GLEN
 LXXXV. 
SONNET LXXXV VAIN VIRTUES
 LXXXVI. 
SONNET LXXXVI LOST DAYS
 LXXXVII. 
SONNET LXXXVII DEATH'S SONGSTERS
 LXXXVIII. 
SONNET LXXXVIII HERO'S LAMP.
 LXXXIX. 
SONNET LXXXIX THE TREES OF THE GARDEN
 XC. 
SONNET XC “RETRO ME, SATHANA!”
 XCI. 
SONNET XCI LOST ON BOTH SIDES
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SONNETS XCII, XCIII THE SUN'S SHAME
 XCIV. 
SONNET XCIV MICHELANGELO'S KISS
 XCV. 
SONNET XCV THE VASE OF LIFE
 XCVI. 
SONNET XCVI LIFE THE BELOVED
 XCVII. 
SONNET XCVII A SUPERSCRIPTION
 XCVIII. 
SONNET XCVIII HE AND I
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SONNETS XCIX, C NEWBORN DEATH
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SONNET CI THE ONE HOPE
  
EDEN BOWER
  
THE STREAM'S SECRET
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ROSE MARY
  
THE WHITE SHIP
  
THE KING'S TRAGEDY
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II.—MISCELLANEOUS POEMS
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VERSICLES AND FRAGMENTS
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FOREIGN
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JUVENILIA AND GROTESQUES
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TRANSLATIONS
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TRANSLATIONS from the GERMAN, ITALIAN, FRENCH, AND GREEK

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II

Watch thou and fear; to-morrow thou shalt die.
Or art thou sure thou shalt have time for death?
Is not the day which God's word promiseth
To come man knows not when? In yonder sky,
Now while we speak, the sun speeds forth: can I
Or thou assure him of his goal? God's breath
Even at this moment haply quickeneth
The air to a flame; till spirits, always nigh
Though screened and hid, shall walk the daylight here.
And dost thou prate of all that man shall do?
Canst thou, who hast but plagues, presume to be
Glad in his gladness that comes after thee?
Will his strength slay thy worm in Hell? Go to:
Cover thy countenance, and watch, and fear.
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