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Christina Georgina Rossetti

5 December 1830 – 29 December 1894


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Poem TitleFirst LinesPeriod# Lines# Reads
1: A Ballad Of Boding. There are sleeping dreams and waking dreams; 220963
2: A Better Resurrection I have no wit, no words, no tears; 24552
3: A Bird Song. It's a year almost that I have not seen her: 9673
4: A Bird's-Eye View Croak, croak, croak, 88506
5: A Birthday My heart is like a singing bird 16658
6: A Bride Song. Through the vales to my love! 43479
7: A Bruised Reed Shall He Not Break I will accept thy will to do and be, 24439
8: A Candlemas Dialogue. Love brought Me down; and cannot love make thee 30415
9: A Chill What can lambkins do 12473
10: A Christmas Carol. In the bleak mid-winter 40476
11: A Daughter Of Eve. A fool I was to sleep at noon, 15522
12: A Dirge. Why were you born when the snow was falling? 12419
13: A Dream - Sonnet Once in a dream (for once I dreamed of you) 14509
14: A Farm Walk The year stood at its equinox 68473
15: A Fisher-Wife. The soonest mended, nothing said; 16417
16: A Green Cornfield. A stage below, in gay accord, 16372
17: A Helpmeet For Him. Woman was made for man's delight, 11400
18: A Hope Carol. A night was near, a day was near; 24509
19: A Life's Parallels. Never on this side of the grave again, 12468
20: A Martyr. The Vigil Of The Feast. Inner not outer, without gnash of teeth 145448
21: A Pageant And Other Poems. Sonnets are full of love, and this my tome 14377
22: A Pause Of Thought I looked for that which is not, nor can be, 20449
23: A Peal Of Bells Strike the bells wantonly, 30465
24: A Portrait She gave up beauty in her tender youth, 28483
25: A Prodigal Son. Does that lamp still burn in my Father's house, 20596
26: A Ring Posy Jess and Jill are pretty girls, 21462
27: A Rose Plant In Jericho. At morn I plucked a rose and gave it Thee, 18434
28: A Royal Princess I, a princess, king-descended, decked with jewels, gilded, drest, 108477
29: A Smile And A Sigh A smile because the nights are short! 1868 10455
30: A Song Of Flight. While we slumber and sleep, 15406
31: A Summer Wish Live all thy sweet life thro', 28469
32: A Testimony I said of laughter: it is vain. 78345
33: A Triad - Sonnet Three sang of love together: one with lips 14392
34: A Wintry Sonnet. A robin said: The Spring will never come, 14521
35: A Year's Windfalls On the wind of January 96500
36: Advent This Advent moon shines cold and clear, 56332
37: After Communion. Why should I call Thee Lord, Who art my God? 14420
38: After Death - Sonnet The curtains were half drawn, the floor was swept 14423
39: After This The Judgement As eager homebound traveller to the goal, 70383
40: All Saints. They are flocking from the East 49397
41: All Thy Works Praise Thee, O Lord. - A Processional Of Creation. I, All-Creation, sing my song of praise 250341
42: Amen It is over. What is over? 17455
43: Amor Mundi Oh, where are you going with your love-locks flowing 1865 20393
44: An "Immurata" Sister. Life flows down to death; we cannot bind 28344
45: An Apple Gathering I plucked pink blossoms from mine apple-tree 28418
46: An Easter Carol. Spring bursts to-day, 20367
47: An End Love, strong as Death, is dead. 20457
48: An October Garden. In my Autumn garden I was fain 14438
49: An Old-World Thicket. Awake or sleeping (for I know not which) 180400
50: Another Spring If I might see another Spring 24404
51: At Home When I was dead, my spirit turned 32430
52: At Last. Many have sung of love a root of bane: 14377
53: Autumn I dwell alone - I dwell alone, alone, 63503
54: Autumn Violets Keep love for youth, and violets for the spring: 1868 14542
55: Beauty Is Vain While roses are so red, 16413
56: Beauty Is Vain. While roses are so red, 16351
57: Before The Paling Of The Stars Before the paling of the stars, 1864 25372
58: Behold A Shaking. Man rising to the doom that shall not err, 28408
59: Behold The Man! Shall Christ hang on the Cross, and we not look? 14380
60: Birchington Churchyard. A lowly hill which overlooks a flat, 12324
61: Bird Or Beast? Did any bird come flying 20389
62: Bird Raptures. The sunrise wakes the lark to sing, 15439
63: Bitter For Sweet Summer is gone with all its roses, 8449
64: Boy Johnny. If you'll busk you as a bride 16346
65: Brandons Both. Oh fair Milly Brandon, a young maid, a fair maid! 76345
66: Brother Bruin. A dancing Bear grotesque and funny 57371
67: Buds And Babies. A million buds are born that never blow, 8413
68: By The Sea. Why does the sea moan evermore? 15433
69: By The Waters Of Babylon Here where I dwell I waste to skin and bone; 1866 88382
70: Child's Talk In April I wish you were a pleasant wren, 45416
71: Christian And Jew - A Dialogue Oh happy happy land! 64347
72: Christmas Carols. Whoso hears a chiming for Christmas at the nighest, 83436
73: Come Unto Me Oh, for the time gone by, when thought of Christ 1864 14419
74: Conference Between Christ, The Saints, And The Soul I am pale with sick desire, 1863 48363
75: Confluents As rivers seek the sea, 32399
76: Consider Consider 1866 20414
77: Consider The Lilies Of The Field Flowers preach to us if we will hear: 24380
78: Cousin Kate I was a cottage maiden 48571
79: Days Of Vanity. A dream that waketh, 30356
80: De Profundis. Oh why is heaven built so far, 16396
81: Dead Before Death - Sonnet Ah! changed and cold, how changed and very cold, 14359
82: Dead Hope Hope new born one pleasant morn 1868 18407
83: Death's Chill Between Chide not; let me breathe a little, 1848 42345
84: Death-Watches. The Spring spreads one green lap of flowers 12352
85: Despised And Rejected My sun has set, I dwell 58405
86: Dost Thou Not Care? I love and love not: Lord, it breaks my heart 24352
87: Dream Land Where sunless rivers weep 32429
88: Dream-Love Young Love lies sleeping 64497
89: Easter Even There is nothing more that they can do 1864 42375
90: Echo Come to me in the silence of the night; 18518
91: Enrica, 1865. She came among us from the South 24377
92: Eve While I sit at the door 70384
93: Exultate Deo. Many a flower hath perfume for its dower, 12355
94: Fata Morgana A blue-eyed phantom far before 12717
95: Fluttered Wings. The splendor of the kindling day, 20363
96: For Thine Own Sake, O My God. Wearied of sinning, wearied of repentance, 18342
97: Freaks Of Fashion. Such a hubbub in the nests, 84405
98: From House To Home The first was like a dream through summer heat, 228386
99: From Sunset To Star Rise. Go from me, summer friends, and tarry not: 14405
100: Goblin Market Morning and evening 567596
101: Golden Glories. The buttercup is like a golden cup, 9539
102: Golden Silences. There is silence that saith, "Ah me!" 15338
103: Gone For Ever O happy rose-bud blooming 18375
104: Good Friday Am I a stone and not a sheep 16426
105: Grown And Flown I loved my love from green of Spring 18369
106: He And She. Should one of us remember, 9415
107: Heart's Chill Between I did not chide him, though I knew 1848 48361
108: Helen Grey Because one loves you, Helen Grey, 1866 24356
109: Hollow-Sounding And Mysterious. There's no replying 34366
110: I Know You Not O Christ, the Vine with living Fruit, 1864 40427
111: I Will Arise. Weary and weak, - accept my weariness; 30425
112: I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes Unto The Hills. I am pale with sick desire, 48382
113: If If he would come to-day, to-day, to-day, 1866 24525
114: If Only If I might only love my God and die! 14394
115: If Thou Sayest, Behold, We Knew It Not. I have done I know not what, - what have I done? 42352
116: In The Round Tower At Jhansi A hundred, a thousand to one; even so; 1857 20376
117: In The Willow Shade. I sat beneath a willow tree, 72414
118: It Is Finished. Dear Lord, let me recount to Thee 48347
119: Italia, Io Ti Saluto! To come back from the sweet South, to the North 15326
120: Jessie Cameron Jessie, Jessie Cameron, 120361
121: Jesus, Do I Love Thee? Jesus, do I love Thee? 1864 34431
122: Johnny. Johnny had a golden head 72304
123: L. E. L. Downstairs I laugh, I sport and jest with all; 42391
124: Lady Maggie You must not call me Maggie, you must not call me Dear, 48366
125: Last Night Where were you last night? I watched at the gate; 1865 36393
126: Later Life: A Double Sonnet Of Sonnets. Before the mountains were brought forth, before 425343
127: Life And Death Life is not sweet. One day it will be sweet 18435
128: Light Love Oh, sad thy lot before I came, 70408
129: Long Barren Thou who didst hang upon a barren tree, 15352
130: Love From The North I had a love in soft south land, 32380
131: Love Is Strong As Death. I have not sought Thee, I have not found Thee, 12428
132: Love Lies Bleeding. Love that is dead and buried, yesterday 14386
133: Luscious And Sorrowful. Beautiful, tender, wasting away for sorrow; 8395
134: Maggie A Lady. You must not call me Maggie, you must not call me Dear, 48338
135: Maiden May. Maiden May sat in her bower, 95392
136: Maiden-Song Long ago and long ago, 229377
137: Mariana. Not for me marring or making, 16373
138: Martyrs' Song We meet in joy, though we part in sorrow; 62356
139: Mary Magdalene And The Other Mary. Our Master lies asleep and is at rest; 11355
140: Maude Clare Out of the church she followed them 48333
141: May I cannot tell you how it was; 13357
142: Memento Mori. Poor the pleasure 12378
143: Memory I nursed it in my bosom while it lived, 36324
144: Mirage The hope I dreamed of was a dream, 12344
145: Mirrors Of Life And Death. The mystery of Life, the mystery 135385
146: Monna Innominata. A Sonnet Of Sonnets. Come back to me, who wait and watch for you: - 243330
147: Mother Country Oh what is that country 1868 72376
148: My Dream Hear now a curious dream I dreamed last night 51371
149: My Friend Two days ago with dancing glancing hair, 1864 16351
150: My Secret I tell my secret? No indeed, not I: 34428
151: No, Thank You, John I never said I loved you, John: 32460
152: Noble Sisters Now did you mark a falcon, 60384
153: Of Him That Was Ready To Perish. Lord, I am waiting, weeping, watching for Thee: 32364
154: Old And New Year Ditties New Year met me somewhat sad: 58394
155: On The Wing. - Sonnet. Once in a dream (for once I dreamed of you) 14458
156: Once For All. I said: This is a beautiful fresh rose. 14335
157: One Certainty. - Sonnet. Vanity of vanities, the Preacher saith, 14363
158: One Day I will tell you when they met: 24392
159: One Foot On Sea, And One On Shore. Oh tell me once and tell me twice 24402
160: One Sea-Side Grave. Unmindful of the roses, 10338
161: Paradise: In A Dream Once in a dream I saw the flowers 1865 48382
162: Paradise: In A Symbol Golden-winged, silver-winged, 1865 36377
163: Passing And Glassing. All things that pass 24456
164: Pastime. A boat amid the ripples, drifting, rocking, 12512
165: Patience Of Hope. The flowers that bloom in sun and shade 18370
166: Remember - Sonnet Remember me when I am gone away, 14543
167: Repining She sat alway thro' the long day 1850 252327
168: Rest - Sonnet O Earth, lie heavily upon her eyes; 14401
169: Resurgam. From depth to height, from height to loftier height, 14351
170: Saints And Angels. It's oh in Paradise that I fain would be, 40385
171: Seasons Oh the cheerful Budding-time! 1866 32436
172: Shall I Forget? Shall I forget on this side of the grave? 8488
173: Shut Out The door was shut. I looked between 28343
174: Sister Maude Who told my mother of my shame, 22416
175: Sit Down In The Lowest Room Like flowers sequestered from the sun 1864 280356
176: Sleep At Sea Sound the deep waters: 88442
177: Soeur Louise De La Miséricorde. I have desired, and I have been desired; 20363
178: Somewhere Or Other Somewhere or other there must surely be 12346
179: Song Oh roses for the flush of youth, 8385
180: Song Two doves upon the selfsame branch, 8369
181: Song She sat and sang alway 12412
182: Song When I am dead, my dearest, 16458
183: Song. Oh what comes over the sea, 12421
184: Songs In A Cornfield A song in a cornfield 117387
185: Sound Sleep Some are laughing, some are weeping; 22421
186: Spring Frost-locked all the winter, 39562
187: Spring Quiet Gone were but the Winter, 25382
188: Summer Winter is cold-hearted 26503
189: Summer Is Ended. To think that this meaningless thing was ever a rose 10372
190: Sweet Death The sweetest blossoms die. 24392
191: Symbols I watched a rosebud very long 24406
192: Take Care Of Him. Thou whom I love, for whom I died, 32380
193: Tempus Fugit. Lovely Spring, 19382
194: The Bourne Underneath the growing grass, 10345
195: The Convent Threshold There's blood between us, love, my love, 148319
196: The Descent From The Cross. Is this the Face that thrills with awe 8374
197: The First Spring Day I wonder if the sap is stirring yet, 18376
198: The Ghost's Petition There's a footstep coming: look out and see, 75389
199: The Hour And The Ghost O love, love, hold me fast, 71369
200: The Key-Note. Where are the songs I used to know, 16350
201: The Lambs Of Grasmere, 1860 The upland flocks grew starved and thinned: 32417
202: The Love Of Christ Which Passeth Knowledge I bore with thee long weary days and nights, 28370
203: The Lowest Place Give me the lowest place: not that I dare 8378
204: The Lowest Room. Like flowers sequestered from the sun 280383
205: The Master Is Come, And Calleth For Thee. Who calleth? - Thy Father calleth, 20356
206: The Months: A Pageant. Cold the day and cold the drifted snow, 406370
207: The Offering Of The New Law, The One Oblation Once Offered Once I thought to sit so high 1863 36354
208: The One Certainty - Sonnet Vanity of vanities, the Preacher saith, 14366
209: The Poor Ghost Oh whence do you come, my dear friend, to me, 36349
210: The Prince's Progress Till all sweet gums and juices flow, 534374
211: The Queen Of Hearts How comes it, Flora, that, whenever we 28366
212: The Thread Of Life. The irresponsive silence of the land, 42451
213: The Three Enemies Sweet, thou art pale. 51382
214: The World - Sonnet By day she woos me, soft, exceeding fair: 14378
215: There Is A Budding Morrow In Midnight. Wintry boughs against a wintry sky; 12408
216: They Desire A Better Country I would not if I could undo my past, 1869 42376
217: Three Seasons A cup for hope!' she said, 16413
218: Thy Brother's Blood Crieth. All her corn-fields rippled in the sunshine, 36365
219: Till To-Morrow. Long have I longed, till I am tired 15363
220: To-Day For Me. She sitteth still who used to dance, 32393
221: To-Day's Burden. Arise, depart, for this is not your rest. 14359
222: Touching "Never." Because you never yet have loved me, dear, 14307
223: Twice I took my heart in my hand 48375
224: Twilight Calm Oh, pleasant eventide! 60425
225: Twilight Night We met, hand to hand, 1866 33532
226: Under The Rose Oh the rose of keenest thorn! 545367
227: Until The Day Break. When will the day bring its pleasure? 30387
228: Up-Hill Does the road wind up-hill all the way? 16468
229: Vanity Of Vanities - Sonnet Ah, woe is me for pleasure that is vain, 14362
230: Venus' Looking-Glass. I marked where lovely Venus and her court 14382
231: Weary In Well-Doing I would have gone; God bade me stay: 15362
232: What Would I Give? What would I give for a heart of flesh to warm me through, 9369
233: What Would I Give? What would I give for a heart of flesh to warm me through, 332
234: What's In A Name? Why has Spring one syllable less 44327
235: When My Heart Is Vexed, I Will Complain. O Lord, how canst Thou say Thou lovest me? 36340
236: Who Shall Deliver Me? God strengthen me to bear myself; 1866 24381
237: Why? Lord, if I love Thee and Thou lovest me, 14440
238: Wife To Husband Pardon the faults in me, 30363
239: Winter Rain Every valley drinks, 32455
240: Winter: My Secret. I tell my secret? No indeed, not I: 34453
241: Within The Veil She holds a lily in her hand, 1865 12424
242: Yet A Little While. I dreamed and did not seek: to-day I seek 15376




About:
Christina Georgina Rossetti was a British poet, who wrote a variety of romantic, devotional, and children's poems. She is best known for her long poem Goblin Market, her love poem "Remember", and for her Christmas poem "In the Bleak Midwinter".


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