She gave up beauty in her tender youth, gave all her hope and joy and pleasant ways; she covered up her eyes lest they should gaze on vanity, and chose the bitter truth.
-- Christina Rossetti
   
Christina Rossetti   Name:
Christina Rossetti
Type:
Poet
Nationality:
British
Birth:
December 5, 1830
Death:
December 29, 1894
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