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ROGATIONTIDE by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI

Poet Analysis

First Line: WHO SCATTERS TARES SHALL REAP NO WHEAT
Last Line: THO' MAN WEARY HIMSELF TO FIND THE DOOR.
Subject(s): ASCENSION DAY; ROGATION DAYS;

WHO scatters tares shall reap no wheat,
But go hungry while others eat.
Who sows the wind shall not reap grain;
The sown wind whirleth back again.

What God opens must open be,
Tho' man pile the sand of the sea.

What God shuts is opened no more,
Tho' man weary himself to find the door.



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