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Arthur Quiller-Couch, comp. The Oxford Book of Victorian Verse. 1922.

Bride Song

Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830–1894)

WHO is this that cometh up not alone

From the fiery-flying-serpent wilderness,

Leaning upon her own Beloved One:

Who is this?

Lo, the King of kings’ daughter, a high princess,

Going home as bride to her Husband’s Throne,

Virgin queen in perfected loveliness.

Her eyes a dove’s eyes and her voice a dove’s moan,

She shows like a full moon for heavenliness:

Eager saints and angels ask in Heaven’s zone,

Who is this?