How Many Seconds?

Christina RossettiChristina Rossetti

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How many seconds in a minute?
Sixty, and no more in it.How many minutes in an hour?
Sixty for sun and shower.How many hours in a day?
Twenty-four for work and play.How many days in a week?
Seven both to hear and speak.How many weeks in a month?
Four, as the swift moon runn'th.How many months in a year?
Twelve the almanack makes clear.How many years in an age?
One hundred says the sage.How many ages in time?
No one knows the rhyme.
Christina Rossetti
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Christina Rossetti

1830 - 1894/Female/EnglishA poet who wrote romantic, devotional, and children's poems.

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