En Route

Christina Rosetti

Farewell, land of love, Italy,

Sister-land of Paradise:

With mine own feet I have troddej thee

Have seen with mine own eyes:

I remember, thou forgettest me,

I remember thee.

Blessed be the land that warms my heart,

And the kindly clime that cheers,

And the cordial faces clear from art,

And the tonge sweet in mine ears:

Take my heart, its truest, tenderest part,

Dear land, take my tears.

Christina Rosetti