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Christina Rossetti: Heart's Chill Between
Heart's Chill BetweenOctober 21, 1848I did not chide him, though I knew That he was false to me. Chide the exhaling of the dew, The ebbing of the sea, The fading of a rosy hue,— But not…Christina Rossetti: In the Round Tower at Jhansi
In the Round Tower at JhansiJune 8, 1857A hundred, a thousand to one; even so; Not a hope in the world remained: The swarming howling wretches below Gained and gained and gained.Skene…Christina Rossetti: L. E. L.
L. E. L.'Whose heart was breaking for a little love.'Downstairs I laugh, I sport and jest with all; But in my solitary room above I turn my face in silence to the wall; My heart is…Christina Rossetti: Love from the North
Love from the NorthI had a love in soft south land, Beloved through April far in May; He waited on my lightest breath, And never dared to say me nay.He saddened if my cheer was sad, But…Christina Rossetti: Song ("Two doves")
SongTwo doves upon the selfsame branch, Two lilies on a single stem, Two butterflies upon one flower:— Oh happy they who look on them.Who look upon them hand in hand Flushed in the rosy…Christina Rossetti: The First Spring Day
The First Spring DayI wonder if the sap is stirring yet, If wintry birds are dreaming of a mate, If frozen snowdrops feel as yet the sun And crocus fires are kindling one by one: Sing,…Christina Rossetti: The Lambs of Grasmere, 1860
The Lambs of Grasmere, 1860The upland flocks grew starved and thinned: Their shepherds scarce could feed the lambs Whose milkless mothers butted them, Or who were orphaned of their dams.…Christina Rossetti: Weary in Well-Doing
Weary in Well-DoingI would have gone; God bade me stay: I would have worked; God bade me rest. He broke my will from day to day, He read my yearnings unexpressed And said them nay.Now…Christina Rossetti: What Would I Give?
What Would I Give?What would I give for a heart of flesh to warm me through, Instead of this heart of stone ice-cold whatever I do; Hard and cold and small, of all hearts the worst of all.…Isabella II
(Encyclopedia) Isabella II, 1830–1904, queen of Spain (1833–68), daughter of Ferdinand VII and of Maria Christina. Her uncle, Don Carlos, contested her succession under the Salic law, and thus the…Trending
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