A Helpmeet For Him.

Woman was made for man's delight, -
Charm, O woman! Be not afraid!
His shadow by day, his moon by night,
Woman was made.

Her strength with weakness is overlaid;
Meek compliances veil her might;
Him she stays, by whom she is stayed.

World-wide champion of truth and right,
Hope in gloom, and in danger aid,
Tender and faithful, ruddy and white,
Woman was made.

Christina Georgina Rossetti

Christina Georgina Rossetti was an English poet born on December 5, 1830, and passed away on December 29, 1894. She is best known for her romantic, devotional, and children's poems. Rossetti's works include the famous poem 'Goblin Market' and the Christmas carol 'In the Bleak Midwinter'. A major Victorian poet, her writing often featured themes of love, nature, and spirituality. She was associated with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, as her brother Dante Gabriel Rossetti was one of its founders.

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Sometimes I long to write an ode
    And magnify his name,
The man of honor, on the road
    To opulence and fame,
On whom was never aid bestowed
    By any helpful dame.

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Ah, woman!--in this world of ours,
    What boon can be compared to thee?--
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Though man's proud brow were bound with flowers,
    And his the wealth of land and sea,
If destined to exist alone,
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My mother!--At that holy name,
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