The Complete PoemsA captivating collection of enduring verse by one of the Victorian era's most beloved poets Rossetti is unique among Victorian poets for the sheer range of her subject matter and the variety of her verse form. This collection brings together fantasy poems, such as Goblin Market, and terrifyingly vivid verses for children, love lyrics and sonnets, and the vast body of her devotional poetry. Rossetti's poems weave connections between love and death, triumph and loss, heavenly joys and earthly pleasures. The directness and clarity of her lyrics still have the power to startle us with their truth and beauty. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. |
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Page vii
... Vanity of Vanities [ ' Ah woe is me for pleasure that is vain ' ] 147 L. E. L. 147 Life and Death 149 Bird or Beast ? 149 Eve 150 Grown and Flown 152 A Farm Walk 153 Somewhere or Other 155 A Chill 155 Child's Talk in April 156 Gone for ...
... Vanity of Vanities [ ' Ah woe is me for pleasure that is vain ' ] 147 L. E. L. 147 Life and Death 149 Bird or Beast ? 149 Eve 150 Grown and Flown 152 A Farm Walk 153 Somewhere or Other 155 A Chill 155 Child's Talk in April 156 Gone for ...
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... Vanity of Vanities ” [ ' Of all the downfalls in the world ' ] 523 The hills are tipped with sunshine , while I walk 524 Scarce tolerable life , which all life long 524 All heaven is blazing yet 525 " Balm in Gilead " 525 " In the day ...
... Vanity of Vanities ” [ ' Of all the downfalls in the world ' ] 523 The hills are tipped with sunshine , while I walk 524 Scarce tolerable life , which all life long 524 All heaven is blazing yet 525 " Balm in Gilead " 525 " In the day ...
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... Vanity of vanities ... all is vanity ' ( Ecc . 1 : 2 ) occur over a dozen times in Rossetti's poetry , and the superiority of heavenly joys to earthly pleasures forms the implicit motif of poems throughout her career . The spiritual ...
... Vanity of vanities ... all is vanity ' ( Ecc . 1 : 2 ) occur over a dozen times in Rossetti's poetry , and the superiority of heavenly joys to earthly pleasures forms the implicit motif of poems throughout her career . The spiritual ...
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... vanity of vanities ; all is vanity ' ( Ecc . 1 : 2 ) . Rossetti assumes her readers know biblical characters and verses , and the stories in which they are embedded - and her poems often depend on this knowledge for their effectiveness ...
... vanity of vanities ; all is vanity ' ( Ecc . 1 : 2 ) . Rossetti assumes her readers know biblical characters and verses , and the stories in which they are embedded - and her poems often depend on this knowledge for their effectiveness ...
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Contents
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VII | 20 |
VIII | 21 |
IX | 22 |
X | 23 |
XII | 24 |
XIII | 25 |
XIV | 27 |
DLXXII | 494 |
DLXXV | 495 |
DLXXVII | 496 |
DLXXIX | 497 |
DLXXXII | 498 |
DLXXXIII | 499 |
DLXXXV | 500 |
DLXXXVII | 501 |
XV | 28 |
XVI | 29 |
XVII | 30 |
XVIII | 31 |
XX | 32 |
XXI | 33 |
XXII | 34 |
XXV | 36 |
XXVI | 37 |
XXVII | 38 |
XXIX | 40 |
XXX | 41 |
XXXI | 42 |
XXXIII | 43 |
XXXIV | 44 |
XXXV | 45 |
XXXVII | 46 |
XXXVIII | 48 |
XXXIX | 49 |
XLI | 50 |
XLII | 51 |
XLIII | 52 |
XLIV | 53 |
XLVII | 54 |
XLVIII | 55 |
L | 59 |
LI | 60 |
LII | 61 |
LIII | 62 |
LV | 64 |
LVI | 66 |
LVIII | 68 |
LIX | 69 |
LX | 70 |
LXII | 71 |
LXIII | 73 |
LXIV | 76 |
LXV | 82 |
LXVI | 84 |
LXVII | 87 |
LXVIII | 89 |
LXIX | 104 |
LXX | 110 |
LXXI | 114 |
LXXIII | 116 |
LXXIV | 117 |
LXXV | 118 |
LXXVI | 120 |
LXXVII | 123 |
LXXVIII | 126 |
LXXIX | 127 |
LXXX | 128 |
LXXXI | 130 |
LXXXII | 132 |
LXXXIII | 133 |
LXXXV | 134 |
LXXXVI | 136 |
LXXXIX | 137 |
XC | 139 |
XCI | 141 |
XCII | 143 |
XCIII | 147 |
XCVI | 149 |
XCVIII | 150 |
XCIX | 152 |
C | 153 |
CI | 155 |
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CIV | 157 |
CV | 158 |
CVI | 172 |
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CXV | 183 |
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CXX | 187 |
CXXII | 188 |
CXXIII | 189 |
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CXLI | 209 |
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CXCI | 237 |
CXCIII | 238 |
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Angels beneath birds blessed blossoms breast breath bride Christ Christina Georgina Rossetti Christina Rossetti cold Composed crown darkness dead dear death deep doth dream earth Editions evermore eyes face fair fear fire flowers fruit glory Goblin Market golden grace green hand hast hath head heart Heartsease heaven Holy hope hope and fear James Collinson Jerusalem Jesus King Lamb light lily live look Lord love Thee love's Meggan moon morning mother nest never night once pain pale Paradise pass Poems praise pray rest rose Saints saith shadows shalt sigh silence sing sister sleep smile song sonnet sorrow soul Spring star summer sweet tears Thine things Thou art thro tomorrow tree unto vanities Vanity of vanities VENUS'S LOOKING-GLASS voice wake watch weary weep William Michael Rossetti wind wings