This poem compares one character to a traveler who "burns the thirstier in the sandful breeze," and the last stanza makes reference to "mother-hearts beset with fears.
This poem compares one character to a traveler who "burns the thirstier in the sandful breeze," and the last stanza makes reference to "mother-hearts beset with fears." One character thinks of "Jeanie in her grave, who should have been a bride." Laurence Housman inked a series of illustrations for an 1893 publication of this poem in which one character makes a notable purchase with a lock of hair. Many critics since the 70s have viewed the work as an expression of proto-feminist policies, and indeed the author was working at the Highgate Penitentiary for fallen woman when writing it. FTP, name this poem about Lizzie and Laura, by Christina Rossetti, who buy some fruit from some scary dudes at the titular place.
This poem compares one character to a traveler who "burns the thirstier in the sandful breeze," and the last stanza makes reference to "mother-hearts beset with fears.
{Goblin Market}