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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
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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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[“Ah lads, I knew your father.” What wide world]

“Ah lads, I knew your father.” What wide world
Of meaning in those words! They mean that he,
Being gone before, has known that mystery
From living Plato and Socrates fast-furl'd.
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