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For there is no friend like a sister in calm or stormy weather; To cheer one on the tedious way, to fetch one if one goes astray, to lift one if one totters down, to strengthen whilst one stands.

~Christina Rossetti

Topics: Astray Calm Cheer Down Fetch Friend Goes Lift Like Sister Stands Stormy Strengthen Tedious Way Weather Whilst

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My heart is like a singing bird.

~Christina Rossetti

Topics: Bird Heart Like Singing

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Who has seen the wind? Neither you nor I but when the trees bow down their heads, the wind is passing by.

~Christina Rossetti

Topics: Bow Down Heads Neither Nor Passing Seen Trees Who Wind You

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Obedience is the fruit of faith.

~Christina Rossetti

Topics: Faith Fruit Obedience

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Better by far you should forget and smile that you should remember and be sad.

~Christina Rossetti

Topics: Better Far Forget Remember Sad Should Smile You

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And all the winds go sighing, for sweet things dying.

~Christina Rossetti

Topics: Dying Go Sweet Things Winds

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Love shall be our token; love be yours and love be mine.

~Christina Rossetti

Topics: Love Mine Our Shall Token Yours

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She gave up beauty in her tender youth, gave all her hope and joy and pleasant ways; she covered up her eyes lest they should gaze on vanity, and chose the bitter truth.

~Christina Rossetti

Topics: Beauty Bitter Bitter Truth Chose Covered Eyes Gave Gaze Her Hope Joy Lest Pleasant She Should Tender Truth Up Vanity Ways Youth

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Silence is more musical than any song.

~Christina Rossetti

Topics: Any More Musical Silence Song Than

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I dream of you to wake; would that I might Dream of you and not wake but slumber on.

~Christina Rossetti

Topics: Dream Might Slumber Wake Would You I Dream

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Poet

Born: December 5th, 1830

Died: December 29th, 1894

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