Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SING-SONG; A NURSERY RHYME BOOK: 21, by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: A linnet in a gilded cage Last Line: Oh who could doubt it now? Alternate Author Name(s): Alleyne, Ellen; Rossetti, Christina Subject(s): Linnets | ||||||||
A LINNET in a gilded cage, -- A linnet on a bough, -- In frosty winter one might doubt Which bird is luckier now. But let the trees burst out in leaf, And nests be on the bough, -- Which linnet is the luckier bird, Oh who could doubt it now? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE LINNET by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE THE BURIAL OF THE LINNET by JULIANA HORATIA GATTY EWING WITH THE LINNETS by CORA RANDALL FABBRI SONG: HEATHER LINTIE by FRANCES RIDLEY HAVERGAL THE LINNET by JAMES HEDDERWICK ON THE DEATH OF A LINNET by GEORGE KEATE TO A LINNET IN A CAGE by FRANCIS LEDWIDGE SIR WALTER RALEIGH TO A CAGED LINNET by EUGENE JACOB LEE-HAMILTON THE LINNET; A FABLE by HELEN LEIGH 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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