Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, CHIMES: 3, by DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI


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First Line: Brown shell first for the butterfly
Last Line: And, bright wings, fare you well.
Alternate Author Name(s): Rossetti, Gabriel Charles Dante
Subject(s): Alliterative Verse


Brown shell first for the butterfly
And a bright wing by and by.

Butterfly, good-bye to your shell,
And, bright wings, speed you well.

Bright lamplight for the butterfly
And a burnt wing by and by.

Butterfly, alas for your shell,
And, bright wings, fare you well.





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