The Cottar Woman

The Cottar Woman sat beside her loom,
And spun her thread with patient care,
Her thoughts were on a distant room,
And on a face beyond compare.

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English poet of the Pre-Raphaelite movement. Known for "Goblin Market" and devotional verse of exquisite craftsmanship.

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