Famous quotes containing the words christina georgina rossetti, georgina rossetti, christina georgina, christina, georgina and/or rossetti:
“Hope is like a harebell trembling from its birth.”
—Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830–1894)
“Gone were but the Winter,
Come were but the Spring,
I would go to a covert
Where the birds sing.”
—Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830–1894)
“What are heavy? Sea-sand and sorrow;
What are brief? Today and tomorrow;
What are frail? Spring blossoms and youth;
What are deep? The ocean and truth.”
—Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830–1894)
“If there could be such a thing as the Mammon of Righteousness Christina would have assuredly made friends with it.”
—Samuel Butler (1835–1902)
“the birthday of my life
Is come, my love is come to me.”
—Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830–1894)
““Ferry me across the water,
Do, boatman, do.”
“If you’ve a penny in your purse
I’ll ferry you.””
—Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830–1894)