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SING-SONG; A NURSERY RHYME BOOK: 94 by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI

Poet Analysis

First Line: AN EMERALD IS AS GREEN AS GRASS
Last Line: BUT A FLINT HOLDS FIRE.
Subject(s): USEFULLNESS;
An emerald is as green as grass;
A ruby red as blood;
A sapphire shines as blue as heaven;
A flint lies in the mud.

A diamond is a brilliant stone,
To catch the world's desire;
An opal holds a fiery spark;
But a flint holds fire.



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