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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE POETS AT TEA: 8. ROSSETTI, WHO TOOK SIX CUPS OF IT, by BARRY PAIN Poet's Biography
First Line: The lilies lie in my lady's bower
Last Line: (o weary mother, drive the cows to roost.)
Variant Title(s): Oh! Weary Mother
Subject(s): Food & Eating; Rossetti, Dante Gabriel (1828-1882); Tea
First Line: The lilies lie in my lady's bower
Last Line: (o weary mother, drive the cows to roost.)
Variant Title(s): Oh! Weary Mother
Subject(s): Food & Eating; Rossetti, Dante Gabriel (1828-1882); Tea
The lilies lie in my lady's bower
(O weary mother, drive the cows to roost),
They faintly droop for a little hour;
My lady's head droops like a flower.
She took the porcelain in her hand
(O weary mother, drive the cows to roost);
She poured; I drank at her command;
Drank deep, and now -- you understand!
(O weary mother, drive the cows to roost.)
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