In this work, a cautionary tale is told of Jeanie, who "Fell sick and died/ in hergay prime." One character is incensed when, waiting by a brook, she cannot hear thecalls her sister can. Characters in this work are referred to by the names "cat-faced","rat-faced", "snail-paced", and "parrot-voiced". One character, having no (+) money,pays for her food and wine with a "golden curl" of her hair, while another has a penny returned to her after she is not allowed to take food home, the (*) merchants claiming "Half their dew would dry/ Half their flavour would pass by". Thi
In this work, a cautionary tale is told of Jeanie, who "Fell sick and died/ in hergay prime." One character is incensed when, waiting by a brook, she cannot hear thecalls her sister can. Characters in this work are referred to by the names "cat-faced","rat-faced", "snail-paced", and "parrot-voiced". One character, having no (+) money,pays for her food and wine with a "golden curl" of her hair, while another has a penny returned to her after she is not allowed to take food home, the (*) merchants claiming "Half their dew would dry/ Half their flavour would pass by". This poem observes that "One may lead a horse to water,/ Twenty cannot make him drink." The title characters repeatedly tempt "Come buy our orchard fruits". For ten points, name this poem about Laura and Lizzie written by Christina Rossetti.
In this work, a cautionary tale is told of Jeanie, who "Fell sick and died/ in hergay prime.
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