Classic and Contemporary Poetry
FOUR CHARADES: 1, by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: My first is no proof of my second Last Line: You show yourself clearly my whole. Alternate Author Name(s): Alleyne, Ellen; Rossetti, Christina Subject(s): Riddles; Faith | ||||||||
My first is no proof of my second, Though my second's a proof of my first: If I were my whole I should tell you Quite freely my best and my worst. One clue more: if you fail to discover My meaning, you're blind as a mole; But if you will frankly confess it, You show yourself clearly my whole. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...UNHOLY SONNET 4 by MARK JARMAN QUIA ABSURDUM by ROBINSON JEFFERS GOING TO THE HORSE FLATS by ROBINSON JEFFERS SONNET TO FORTUNE by LUCY AIKEN JONATHAN EDWARDS IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS by ROBERT LOWELL RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION by MINA LOY IT IS FINISHED' by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI ITALIA, IO TI SALUTO!' by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI THE HEART KNOWETH ITS OWN BITTERNESS' (2) by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI |
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