Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SING-SONG; A NURSERY RHYME BOOK: 44, by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: 1 and 1 are 2 Last Line: Pretty pictures, and no more. Alternate Author Name(s): Alleyne, Ellen; Rossetti, Christina | ||||||||
1 and 1 are 2 -- That's for me and you. 2 and 2 are 4 -- That's a couple more. 3 and 3 are 6 Barley-sugar sticks. 4 and 4 are 8 Tumblers at the gate. 5 and 5 are 10 Bluff seafaring men. 6 and 6 are 12 Garden lads who delve. 7 and 7 are 14 Young men bent on sporting. 8 and 8 are 16 Pills the doctor's mixing. 9 and 9 are 18 Passengers kept waiting. 10 and 10 are 20 Roses -- pleasant plenty! 11 and 11 are 22 Sums for brother George to do. 12 and 12 are 24 Pretty pictures, and no more. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ITALIA, IO TI SALUTO!' by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI THE HEART KNOWETH ITS OWN BITTERNESS' (2) by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI A BED OF FORGET-ME-NOTS by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI A BETTER RESURRECTION by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI A BIRTHDAY by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI A CHRISTMAS CAROL (1) by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI A CHRISTMAS CAROL (2) by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI A DIRGE by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI A LIFE'S PARALLELS by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI A PAUSE by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI |
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