Living
The lily has an air
From Sing-Song (1872/1893)
Living
The lily has an air,
And the snowdrop a grace,
And the sweetpea a way,
And the heartsease a face,—
Yet there’s nothing like the rose
When she blows.
Cite this poem
MLA
Rossetti, Christina. “The lily has an air.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/119/.
Chicago
Rossetti, Christina. “The lily has an air.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/119/.
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