Maxioms by Christina G. Rossetti
Somewhere or other there must surely be
The face not seen, the voice not heard,
The heart read more
Somewhere or other there must surely be
The face not seen, the voice not heard,
The heart that not yet--never yet--ah me!
Made answer to my word.
Before green apples blush,
Before green nuts embrown,
Why, one day in the country
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Before green apples blush,
Before green nuts embrown,
Why, one day in the country
Is worth a month in town.
For there is no friend like a sister, in calm or stormy weather, to cheer one on the tedious way, read more
For there is no friend like a sister, in calm or stormy weather, to cheer one on the tedious way, to fetch one if one goes astray, to lift one if one totters down, to strengthen whilst one stands.
We shall escape the uphill by never turning back.
We shall escape the uphill by never turning back.
It's surely summer. for there's a swallow:
Come one swallow, his mate will follow,
The bird race read more
It's surely summer. for there's a swallow:
Come one swallow, his mate will follow,
The bird race quicken and wheel and thicken.