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Rest, rest at the heart's core . . . till joy shall overtake.

Christina Rossetti

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Christina Rossetti
Age: 64 †
Born: 1830
Born: December 5
Died: 1894
Died: December 29
Hymnwriter
Poet
Writer
London
England
Christina Georgina Rossetti
Christina G. Rossetti
Joy
Shall
Heart
Overtake
Till
Core
Rest

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