Project Gutenberg 1999-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 135 Thompson, Francis 1859 1907 Sister Songs: An Offering to Two Sisters Transcribed from the 1908 Burns and Oates edition by David Price "Sister Songs: An Offering to Two Sisters" by Francis Thompson is a poetic collection written during the late 19th century, likely around the Victorian era. This book is a unique offering that celebrates the bond of sisterhood and the beauty of nature, exploring themes of love, innocence, and the transcendent qualities of spring. The poem unfolds in various parts, each adorned with vivid imagery and rich metaphors symbolizing the connection between the speaker and the two sisters, Monica and Madeline Meynell, to whom the work is dedicated. Through the personification of nature, particularly in the guise of the goddess Spring, Thompson expresses admiration, longing, and a deep emotional resonance with the purity and innocence of childhood. The verses blend romantic idealism with a gentle nostalgia, culminating in a heartfelt tribute to the sisters that intertwines their existence with the cycle of nature, enchanting readers with its lyrical beauty while capturing the essence of familial love and companionship. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 65.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en English poetry PR Text Category: Poetry 96757 2025-07-01T10:33:33.764695 text/html 109395 2015-02-01T13:27:13 text/html 376954 2015-02-01T13:31:43 text/html application/zip 386169 2025-07-01T10:33:37.136692 application/epub+zip 384174 2025-07-01T10:33:34.575652 application/epub+zip 79723 2025-07-01T10:33:34.157648 application/epub+zip 428826 2025-07-01T10:33:38.789664 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 411463 2025-07-01T10:33:36.553697 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 108393 2022-09-01T12:17:16.921146 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 78819 2025-07-01T10:33:33.353688 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 78885 2015-02-01T13:26:49 text/plain; charset=utf-8 30421 2015-02-01T13:31:43 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 17705 2025-07-01T10:33:38.912639 application/rdf+xml 12008 2025-07-01T10:33:34.227664 image/jpeg 2116 2025-07-01T10:33:34.192645 image/jpeg 378139 2025-07-01T10:33:33.790718 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia