The Peacock

Christina RossettiChristina Rossetti

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The peacock has a score of eyes,
  With which he cannot see;
The cod-fish has a silent sound,
  However that may be;No dandelions tell the time,
  Although they turn to clocks;
Cat's-cradle does not hold the cat,
  Nor foxglove fit the fox.
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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