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TO MY FRIEND ELIZABETH; WITH SOME POSTAGE STAMPS FOR A COLLECTION by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI

Poet Analysis

First Line: SWEETEST ELIZABETH, ACCEPT, I PRAY
Last Line: THOUGHT HERE, SMILES THERE; PERFECTION LIES BETWIXT.
Subject(s): FRIENDSHIP; POSTAGE STAMPS; SMILES;
Sweetest Elizabeth, accept I pray
These lowly stamps I send in homage true;
One hundred humble servants in their way
Are not to be despised, though poor to view.
Their livery of red and black, nor gay,
Nor sober all, is typical of you,
In whom are gravity and gladness mixed.
Thought here, smiles there; perfection lies betwixt.



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