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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
I GAVE A SWEET SMELL, by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: Saints are like roses when they flush rarest
Last Line: To-morrow blots out sorrow.
Alternate Author Name(s): Alleyne, Ellen; Rossetti, Christina
Subject(s): Saints; Smells; Odors; Aromas; Fragrances
First Line: Saints are like roses when they flush rarest
Last Line: To-morrow blots out sorrow.
Alternate Author Name(s): Alleyne, Ellen; Rossetti, Christina
Subject(s): Saints; Smells; Odors; Aromas; Fragrances
SAINTS are like roses when they flush rarest,
Saints are like lilies when they bloom fairest,
Saints are like violets sweetest of their kind:
Bear in mind
This to-day. Then tomorrow:
All like roses rarer than the rarest,
All like lilies fairer than the fairest,
All like violets sweeter than we know.
Be it so.
To-morrow blots out sorrow.
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