2 quotations linked to Up-Hill — Christina Rossetti by or associated with Christina Rossetti, with source notes, explanations and related topics.
Journey, endurance, labour, spiritual pilgrimage, rest and perseverance through a road that remains uphill to the end.
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“Does the road wind up-hill all the way? Yes, to the very end.”
The compact dialogue makes the difficulty of the road explicit while also committing to continuing all the way to its end.
Source note: “Up-Hill,” in Goblin Market and Other Poems (1862); Project Gutenberg #16950. The road is a spiritual-life allegory, so the line is not reduced to literal travel advice.
“Will the day's journey take the whole long day? From morn to night, my friend.”
The answer accepts that a meaningful journey may require the whole available day rather than promising a quick or effortless finish.
Source note: “Up-Hill,” Project Gutenberg #16950. The poem is an allegorical question-and-answer sequence about the soul’s journey, endurance and eventual rest.