Part One · Christina Rossetti
Boats sail on the rivers, And ships sail on the seas; But clouds that sail across the sky Are prettier far than these.
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Boats sail on rivers and ships sail on seas, but the poet says clouds are prettier. It is by Christina Rossetti, from Sing-Song, 1872.
Boats sail on the rivers, And ships sail on the seas; But clouds that sail across the sky Are prettier far than these.
There are bridges on the rivers, As pretty as you please; But the bow that bridges heaven, And overtops the trees, And builds a road from earth to sky, Is prettier far than these.
Boats Sail on the Rivers was written by Christina Rossetti. Sing-Song was published in 1872.
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Boats Sail on the Rivers is a short poem that compares boats, ships and bridges with clouds and a rainbow. It was written by Christina Rossetti and printed in Sing-Song in 1872.
Boats Sail on the Rivers was written by Christina Rossetti. It is in her book Sing-Song: A Nursery Rhyme Book, first published in 1872.
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