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Two brothers with this surname who championed Esperanto as a literary language were named (-5[1])Reto and Cezaro. A poem by an author with this surname that consists of a series of one-line questions and answers asks, “Will there be beds for me and all who seek?” An author with this surname opened a collection by calling a sonnet “a moment’s monument.” The poem “Up-Hill” is by an author with this surname who also wrote that “One may lead a horse to water, Twenty cannot make him drink.” The sonnet sequence The House of Life is by an author with this surname who wrote “The Blessed Damozel” (10[1])and illustrated (10[1])his sister’s poem about Laura (10[1])and Lizzie. For (10[1])10 points, (10[1])give this surname (10[1])shared by the siblings Dante Gabriel and the author of “Goblin Market,” Christina. (10[1])■END■ (0[2])

ANSWER: Rossetti [accept Christina Rossetti; accept Dante Gabriel Rossetti; accept Reto Rossetti; accept Cezaro Rossetti]
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