Rossetti, Christina Georgina, 1830-1894, Hughes, Arthur, 1832-1915, ill · London : Macmillan · leaf 145
Is the moon tired ? she looks so paleWithin her misty veil :She scales the sky from east to west,And takes no rest. Before the coming of the nightThe moon shows papery white ;Before the dawning of the dayShe fades away. … Jft If stars dropped out of heaven,And if flowers took their place, The sky would still look very fair,And fair earths face. Winged angels might fly down to us To pluck the stars,But we could only long for flowers Beyond the cloudy bars. 124
Nursery rhymes
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