Lady Montrevor
Christina Rossetti 1830 (London) – 1894 (London)
I do not look for love that is a dream—
I only seek for courage to be still;
To bear my grief with an unbending will,
And when I am a-weary not to seem.
Let the round world roll on; let the sun beam;
Let the wind blow, and let the rivers fill
The everlasting sea, and on the hill
The palms almost touch heaven, as children deem.
And, though young spring and summer pass away,
And autumn and cold winter come again,
And though my soul, being tired of its pain,
Pass from the ancient earth, and though my clay
Return to dust, my tongue shall not complain;—
No man shall mock me after this my day.
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Submitted by naama on July 15, 2020
Modified on April 01, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 613 |
Words | 119 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 14 |
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