Rossetti
[roh-set-ee, -zet-ee, ruh-]
- Christina Georgina,1830–94, English poet.
- her brotherDante GabrielGabriel Charles Dante Rossetti, 1828–82, English poet and painter.
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It was in the autumn of 1880 that I saw Rossetti for the first time.
Recollections of Dante Gabriel RossettiT. Hall Caine
When I knew him, Rossetti was destitute of cheerfulness or content.
Recollections of Dante Gabriel RossettiT. Hall Caine
We hurried into Rossetti's room and found him in convulsions.
Recollections of Dante Gabriel RossettiT. Hall Caine
In this way I drifted into my position as Rossetti's housemate.
Recollections of Dante Gabriel RossettiT. Hall Caine
This closes Rossetti's interesting letters on sonnet literature.
Recollections of Dante Gabriel RossettiT. Hall Caine
Rossetti
- Christina Georgina . 1830–94, British poet
- her brother, Dante Gabriel . 1828–82, British poet and painter: a leader of the Pre-Raphaelites
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