Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, TO MY FRIEND ELIZABETH; WITH SOME POSTAGE STAMPS FOR A COLLECTION, by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI


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TO MY FRIEND ELIZABETH; WITH SOME POSTAGE STAMPS FOR A COLLECTION, by                 Poet Analysis     Poet's Biography
First Line: Sweetest elizabeth, accept, I pray
Last Line: Thought here, smiles there; perfection lies betwixt.
Alternate Author Name(s): Alleyne, Ellen; Rossetti, Christina
Variant Title(s): To Elizabeth Read
Subject(s): Friendship; Postage Stamps; Smiles


Sweetest Elizabeth, accept I pray
These lowly stamps I send in homage true;
One hundred humble servants in their way
Are not to be despised, though poor to view.
Their livery of red and black, nor gay,
Nor sober all, is typical of you,
In whom are gravity and gladness mixed.
Thought here, smiles there; perfection lies betwixt.





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