Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, CHARITY, by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI



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First Line: I praised the myrtle and the rose
Last Line: In charity.
Alternate Author Name(s): Alleyne, Ellen; Rossetti, Christina
Subject(s): Beauty; Charity; Love; Sun; Philanthropy


I praised the myrtle and the rose,
At sunrise in their beauty vying;
I passed them at the short day's close,
And both were dying.

The summer sun his rays was throwing
Brightly; yet ere I sought my rest,
His last cold ray, more deeply glowing,
Died in the west.

After this bleak world's stormy weather,
All, all, save Love alone, shall die;
For Faith and Hope shall merge together
In Charity.





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