Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SING-SONG; A NURSERY RHYME BOOK: 93, by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: A diamond or a coal Last Line: What time the waters freeze. Alternate Author Name(s): Alleyne, Ellen; Rossetti, Christina Subject(s): Diamonds | ||||||||
A diamond or a coal? A diamond, if you please: Who cares about a clumsy coal Beneath the summer trees? A diamond or a coal? A coal, sir, if you please: One comes to care about the coal What time the waters freeze. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...HOPE DIAMONDS by MADELINE DEFREES AFTERNOON OF A PAWNBROKER by KENNETH FEARING FERN, COAL, DIAMOND by ARTHUR SZE THOUGHTS OF A RETIRED DIAMOND CUTTER by ELEANOR WILNER FAINT HEART NE'ER WON FAIR LADY by CHARLES POTTER HINE WITH A DIAMOND by JEAN INGELOW THE DIAMOND by ISABEL ECCLESTONE MACKAY IT IS FINISHED' by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI ITALIA, IO TI SALUTO!' by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI THE HEART KNOWETH ITS OWN BITTERNESS' (2) by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI |
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