Key Rossetti Quotes

MC His bride was

his bride was like a village maid maude clare was like a queen

MC so pale

so pale as you nor i so pale as Nell

MC for he's my

for he's my lord for better and worse

MC take my share

take my share of a fickle heart

NTYJ I never said

i never said i loved you john

NTYJ pray don't

pray don't remain single for my sake

NTYJ I'd rather

I'd rather answer no to fifty johns than answer yes to you

NTYJ forget the days

forget the days before i'll wink at your untruth

FA It's a weary

It's a weary life it is she said doubly blank in a woman's lot i wish and i wish i were a man or better than any being were not

FA would wake

would wake and weary and fall asleep

U-H is there

is there for night a resting place?

U-H must I

must I knock or call when just in sight?

U-H Yea, beds

yea, beds for all who come

TW I took

I took my heart in my hand

TW yet a woman's

yet a woman's words are weak

TW with a critical

with a critical eye you scanned then set it down and said it is still unripe

TW thy hold whence

thy hold whence none can pluck it out

TW all that I

all that i have i bring all that i am i give

Bday my heart is

my heart is like a singing bird

bday raise me a

raise me a dais of silk and down

R remember me

remember me when i am gone away

R if the darkness

if the darkness and corruption leave

R better by far

better by far you should forget and smile than ... remember and be sad

Song haply i may

haply i may remember and haply may forget

Song when i am

when i am dead ... sing no sad songs for me

GF am i stone

am i stone and not a sheep that i can ... not weep

GF but seek

but seek thy sheep true shepherd of the flock

GF and smi

and smite a rock

SO from bough

from bough to bough the song-birds crossed

SO a shadowless

a shadowless spirit kept the gate

SO let me have

let me have some buds to cheer my outcast state

SO and good they

and good they are but not the best

GM lizzie veil'd

lizzie veil'd her blushes

GM we must not

we must not look at goblin men we must not buy their fruits

GM their offers

their offers should not charm us their evil gifts would harm us

GM buy from

buy from us with a golden curl. she clipp'd a precious golden lock

GM she suck'd

she suck'd and suck'd and suck'd the more ... until her lips were sore

GM laura turn'd

laura turn'd cold as stone ... seem'd knocking at Death's door

GM hugg'd her

hugg'd her and kiss'd her: squeez'd her and caress'd her

GM white and golden

white and golden lizzie stood like a lily in a flood

GM hug me, kiss me

hug me, kiss me, suck my juices ... eat me, drink me, love me

GM laura awoke

laura awoke as from a dream, laugh'd in the innocent old way

GM for there is no

for there is no friend like a sister in calm or stormy weather

RTJ close the pistol

close the pistol to her brow - God forgive them this

RTJ I wish i

i wish i could bear the pang for both

Echo o memory

o memory hope love of finished years

Echo thirsting

thirsting longing eyes

Echo tho' cold

tho' cold in death ... i may give pulse for pulse, breath for breath

SLM i have

i have desired

SLM oh vanity of

oh vanity of vanities, desire

SLM pangs of a

pangs of a perished pleasure

SLM my rose of

my rose of life gone all to prickles

SLM stunting my

stunting my hope which might have strained up higher

SLM my garden

my garden plot to barren mire; oh death struck love

WMS you're too

you're too curious ... my secret's mine and I won't tell

WMS perhaps there's

perhaps there's none ... only just my fun