The Girlhood of Mary Virgin (1849)

Dante Gabriel Rossetti 1828 (London) – 1882 (Birchington-on-Sea)



These are the symbols. On that cloth of red
In the centre, is the Tripoint, perfect each
Except the second of its points, to teach
That Christ is not yet born. The books (whose head
Is golden Charity, as Paul hath said)
Those virtues are wherein the soul is rich:
Therefore, on them the lily standeth, which
Is Innocence, being interpreted.
The seven-thorned briar and the palm seven-leaved
Are her great sorrows and her great reward
Until the time be full, the Holy One
Abides without. She soon shall have achieved
Her perfect purity: yea, God the Lord
Shall soon vouchsafe His Son to be her Son.
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Submitted on April 21, 2018

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Scheme ABBAACCDAEFGEF
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 585
Words 107
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 14

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