Living
But when a nightingale sings
From Sing-Song (1872/1893)
Living
But when a nightingale sings
In the moonlit summer even,
I know not if earth is merely earth.
Only that heaven is heaven.
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MLA
Rossetti, Christina. “But when a nightingale sings.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/150/.
Chicago
Rossetti, Christina. “But when a nightingale sings.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/150/.
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