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SONG (9) by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI

Poet Analysis

First Line: TWO DOVES UPON THE SELFSAME BRANCH
Last Line: AND NEVER GIVE A THOUGHT TO NIGHT.
Subject(s): DOVES; HAPPINESS; JOY; DELIGHT;

Two doves upon the selfsame branch,
Two lilies on a single stem,
Two butterflies upon one flower: --
Oh happy they who look on them!

Who look upon them hand in hand
Flushed in the rosy summer light;
Who look upon them hand in hand,
And never give a thought to night.



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