The Complete Poems of Christina Rossetti A variorum edition: Edited, with textual notes and introductions, by R. W. Crump |
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[Roses on a brier]
Roses on a brier,
Pearls from out the bitter sea,
Such is earth's desire
However pure it be.
Pearls from out the bitter sea,
Such is earth's desire
However pure it be.
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Neither bud nor brier,
Neither pearl nor brine for me:
Be stilled, my long desire;
There shall be no more sea.
Neither pearl nor brine for me:
Be stilled, my long desire;
There shall be no more sea.
Be stilled, my passionate heart;
Old earth shall end, new earth shall be:
Be still, and earn thy part
Where shall be no more sea.
Old earth shall end, new earth shall be:
Be still, and earn thy part
Where shall be no more sea.
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