Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THERE REMAINETH THEREFORE A REST TO THE PEOPLE OF GOD, by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Rest remains when all is done Last Line: Struggling, panting up to god. Alternate Author Name(s): Alleyne, Ellen; Rossetti, Christina | ||||||||
REST remains when all is done, Work and vigil, prayer and fast, All fulfilled from first to last, All the length of time gone past And eternity begun. Fear and hope and chastening rod Urge us on the narrow way: Bear we now as best we may Heat and burden of to-day, Struggling, panting up to God. | 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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