Where do these roses grow?

"You were modest and yet determined, you had no doubts about your gift or the correctness of your vision. With a firm hand, you governed the drawing of your poems, with a discerning ear you listened to their music. Nothing imperfect, superfluous, or inappropriate spoiled the impression of your work. In short, you were an artist. And so, even when you jingled the bells just to distract yourself, a fiery guest visited you, thanks to whom the words in the poetic lines melted, becoming one whole, so that no hand could have fished them out from there" – wrote Virginia Woolf about the famous English poetess. The sister of the legendary Pre-Raphaelite artist D.G. Rossetti, Christina was able to achieve fame on her own, winning a significant place among the poets of the Victorian era. Classical elegance, subtle lyricism, sonority, and melody distinguish Christina Georgina Rossetti's "Pre-Raphaelite masterpieces," and the brilliant translation by Maria Lukashkina conveys all the nuances of the poetess's works with utmost precision.