Living
Swift and sure the swallow
From Sing-Song (1872/1893)
Living
Swift and sure the swallow,
Slow and sure the snail:
Slow and sure may miss his way,
Swift and sure may fail.
Cite this poem
MLA
Rossetti, Christina. “Swift and sure the swallow.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/177/.
Chicago
Rossetti, Christina. “Swift and sure the swallow.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/177/.
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