“Deep in the sun-searched growths the dragon-fly Hangs like a blue thread loosened from the sky: So this winged hour is dropt to us from above. Oh! clasp we to our hearts, for deathless dower, This close-companioned inarticulate hour When twofold silence was the song of love.”
Quote by Dante Gabriel Rossetti
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Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Dante Gabriel Rossetti was an English poet, painter, and translator, born on May 12, 1828, and died on April 9, 1882. He was a prominent member of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, a group of English poets, painters, and critics who were inspired by the medieval and early Renaissance art. Rossetti's poetry and paintings are renowned for their vivid imagery and romantic themes. more
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