Nature
There’s sweetness in an apple tree
From Sing-Song (1872/1893)
Nature
There’s sweetness in an apple tree,
And profit in the corn;
But lady of all beauty
Is a rose upon a thorn.
Cite this poem
MLA
Rossetti, Christina. “There’s sweetness in an apple tree.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/164/.
Chicago
Rossetti, Christina. “There’s sweetness in an apple tree.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/164/.
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