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Two brothers with this surname who championed Esperanto as a literary language were named 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, (10[1]-5[1])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[2])and (10[1])illustrated his sister’s poem about Laura and Lizzie. For 10 points, give this surname shared by the siblings Dante Gabriel and the author of “Goblin Market,” Christina. ■END■ (10[1])

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