Living
Hope is like a harebell trembling from its birth.
From Sing-Song (1872/1893)
Living
Hope is like a harebell trembling from its birth.
Love is like a rose the joy of all the earth;
Faith is like a lily lifted high and white,
Love is like a lovely rose the world’s delight;
Harebells and sweet lilies show a thornless growth,
But the rose with all its thorns excels them both.
Cite this poem
MLA
Rossetti, Christina. “Hope is like a harebell trembling from its birth.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/22/.
Chicago
Rossetti, Christina. “Hope is like a harebell trembling from its birth.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/22/.
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