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A DIAMOND OR A COAL?
CHRISTINA G. ROSSETTI
A diamond or a coal?
A diamond, if you please;
Who cares about a clumsy coal
Beneath the summer trees?
A diamond or a coal?
A coal, sir, if you please;
One comes to care about the coal
At times when waters freeze.
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THE SWALLOW
CHRISTINA G. ROSSETTI
Fly away, fly away over the sea,
Sun-loving swallow, for summer is done;
Come again, come again, come back to me,
Bringing the summer and bringing the sun.