I dream of you to wake; would that I might Dream of you and not wake but slumber on.
Meaning of the quote
The quote means that the speaker wishes to dream about the person they love, and not wake up from that dream. They want to keep dreaming about that person forever, without having to return to reality. The speaker finds more comfort and happiness in their dream than in being awake.
About Christina Rossetti
Christina Rossetti was an English poet known for her romantic, devotional, and children’s poems, including the famous “Goblin Market” and two beloved Christmas carols. She was the sister of artist and poet Dante Gabriel Rossetti, who featured her in several of his paintings.
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Silence is more musical than any song.
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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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For there is no friend like a sister in calm or stormy weather; To cheer one on the tedious way, to fetch one if one goes astray, to lift one if one totters down, to strengthen whilst one stands.
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And all the winds go sighing, for sweet things dying.
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Who has seen the wind? Neither you nor I but when the trees bow down their heads, the wind is passing by.
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Love shall be our token; love be yours and love be mine.
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Obedience is the fruit of faith.
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I dream of you to wake; would that I might Dream of you and not wake but slumber on.
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Hope is like a harebell trembling from its birth.
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I might show facts as plain as day: but, since your eyes are blind, you’d say, “Where? What?” and turn away.
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My heart is like a singing bird.
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Better by far you should forget and smile that you should remember and be sad.
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