Hope is like a harebell, trembling from its birth, Love is … - Christina Rossetti

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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.

Christina Rossetti

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Christina Georgina Rossetti (December 5, 1830 – December 29, 1894) was an English poet and the sister of artist Dante Gabriel Rossetti.

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Alternative Names: Christina Georgina Rossetti • Christina G. Rossetti • Christina G. • Christina Georgina; Rosetti • Rossetti • Christina (Georgina) Rossetti

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Who has seen the wind?
Neither you nor I:
But when the trees bow down their heads
The wind is passing by.

Does the road wind up-hill all the way?
Yes, to the very end.
Will the day's journey take the whole long day?
From morn to night, my friend.

Oh roses for the flush of youth,
And laurel for the perfect prime;
But pluck an ivy branch for me
Grown old before my time.

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