History & Politics
If I could die like the British Queen
From Versicles and Fragments
History & Politics
If I could die like the British Queen
Who faced the Roman war,
Or hang in a cage for my country's sake
Like Black Bess of Dunbar!
Cite this poem
MLA
Rossetti, Dante Gabriel. “If I could die like the British Queen.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_d/241/.
Chicago
Rossetti, Dante Gabriel. “If I could die like the British Queen.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_d/241/.
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