In the Bleak Mid-Winter

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In the bleak mid-winter
Frosty wind made moan,
Earth stood hard as iron,
Water like a stone;
Snow had fallen, snow on snow,
Snow on snow,
In the bleak mid-winter,
Long ago.

Christina Rossetti

More information about this quote

Topic

Winter Seasons

Author

Christina Rossetti

Source

In the Bleak Mid-Winter

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1875 1870s 19th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Rossetti, Christina. "A Christmas Carol." Scribner's Monthly, 1872, I. 1.

Current Citation

Rossetti, Christina. "A Christmas Carol." The Complete Poems. Penguin Classics, 2001, I. 1.