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THE BOATMAN by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI

Poet Analysis

First Line: FERRY ME ACROSS THE WATER
Last Line: "I'LL FERRY YOU."
Subject(s): FERRY BOATS;
"Ferry me across the water,
Do, boatman, do."
"If you've a penny in your purse
I'll ferry you."

"I have a penny in my purse,
And my eyes are blue;
So ferry me across the water,
Do, boatman, do."

"Step into my ferry-boat,
Be they black or blue,
And for the penny in your purse
I'll ferry you."


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