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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SING-SONG; A NURSERY RHYME BOOK: 36, by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: The summer nights are short
Last Line: Trill out their song.
Alternate Author Name(s): Alleyne, Ellen; Rossetti, Christina
Subject(s): Summer
First Line: The summer nights are short
Last Line: Trill out their song.
Alternate Author Name(s): Alleyne, Ellen; Rossetti, Christina
Subject(s): Summer
THE summer nights are short
Where northern days are long:
For hours and hours lark after lark
Trills out his song.
The summer days are short
Where southern nights are long:
Yet short the night when nightingales
Trill out their song.
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