Christina Rossetti quote: “She gave up beauty in her tender…”

A quotation from the British poet, Christina Rossetti

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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.

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– Christina Rossetti –

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