CHRISTINA G. ROSSETTI
Seldom "can't,"
Seldom "don't";
Never "shan't,"
Never "won't."
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AN EMERALD IS AS GREEN AS GRASS
CHRISTINA G. ROSSETTI
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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BOATS SAIL ON THE RIVERS
CHRISTINA G. ROSSETTI
Boats sail on the rivers,
And ships sail on the seas;
But clouds that sail across the sky
Are prettier far than these.
There are bridges on the rivers,
As pretty as you please;
But the bow that bridges heaven,
And overtops the trees,
And builds a road from earth to sky,
Is prettier far than these.