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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A SORROWFUL SIGH OF A PRISONER, by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: Lord, comest thou to me
Last Line: The place to lay thy head!
Alternate Author Name(s): Alleyne, Ellen; Rossetti, Christina
Subject(s): God; Grief; Hearts; Prisons & Prisoners; Sorrow; Sadness
First Line: Lord, comest thou to me
Last Line: The place to lay thy head!
Alternate Author Name(s): Alleyne, Ellen; Rossetti, Christina
Subject(s): God; Grief; Hearts; Prisons & Prisoners; Sorrow; Sadness
Lord, comest Thou to me?
My heart is cold and dead:
Alas that such a heart should be
The place to lay Thy head!
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