Enticed by a cry of "Come buy, come buy," one character in this poem trades a lock of her hair for some fruit.
One character in this poem is described as being "most like a leaping flame," in contrast to another character, who is "most placid in her look." This poem notes that "one may lead a horse to water," but "twenty cannot make him drink" in a section in which one character refuses to open her lips despite being "bullied and besought" by the title figures. This poem contains the cautionary tale of a woman "who should have been a bride, but who for joys brides hope to have fell sick and died," named Jeanie. Enticed by a cry of "Come buy, come buy," one character in this poem trades a lock of her hair for some fruit. For 10 points, name this poem in which Laura is saved from wasting away by Lizzie after buying fruit from some spooky merchants, a work of Christina Rossetti.
One character in this poem is described as being "most like a leaping flame," in contrast to another character, who is "most placid in her look.
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