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An English poet, sister of Dante Gabriel; born in London, Dec. 5, 1830; died Dec. 29, 1894. "Goblin Market" (1862) is regarded as her finest production. Her other writings consist chiefly of lyric poems of great beauty, and sonnets mostly of a grave and simple devotional order. They include: "The Prince's Progress" (1866); "Commonplace, and Other Short Stories" (in prose: 1870); "Sing-Song: A Nursery Rhyme Book" (1872); "Annus Domini: A Prayer for Each Day in the Year" (1873); "Speaking Likenesses" (1874); "Seek and Find" (1879); "A Pageant, and Other Poems" (1881); "Letter and Spirit" (1883); "Verses" (1893); and several posthumous works.