| Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). A Victorian Anthology, 1837–1895. 1895. |
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| The Unseen World. V. Up-Hill |
| | | Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830–94) |
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| DOES the road wind up-hill all the way? | |
| Yes, to the very end. | |
| Will the day’s journey take the whole long day? | |
| From morn to night, my friend. | |
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| But is there for the night a resting-place? | 5 |
| A roof for when the slow dark hours begin. | |
| May not the darkness hide it from my face? | |
| You cannot miss that inn. | |
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| Shall I meet other wayfarers at night? | |
| Those who have gone before. | 10 |
| Then must I knock, or call when just in sight? | |
| They will not keep you standing at that door. | |
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| Shall I find comfort, travel-sore and weak? | |
| Of labor you shall find the sum. | |
| Will there be beds for me and all who seek? | 15 |
| Yea, beds for all who come. | |
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