Christina Georgina Rossetti

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“The customary cry,
‘Come buy, come buy,’
With its iterated jingle
Of sugar-bated words:”
—Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830–1894)

“Morning and evening
Maids heard the goblins cry:
‘Come buy our orchard fruits,
Come buy, come buy:”
—Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830–1894)

“Spin and die,
To live again as butterfly.”
—Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830–1894)

“When I am dead, my dearest, Sing no sad songs for me;
Plant thou no roses at my head, Nor shady cypress tree:
Be the green grass above me With showers and dewdrops wet;
And if thou wilt, remember, And if thou wilt, forget.”
—Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830–1894)

““Ferry me across the water,
Do, boatman, do.”
“If you’ve a penny in your purse
I’ll ferry you.””
—Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830–1894)