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What does the poet suggest is a better way to behave then how Helen Gray is behaving

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In the poem, the poet warns Helen Grey of the dangers of being self-centered and vain. Author Christina Georgina Rossetti writes, "But so you miss that modest charm...Take heed, you may yet trip and fall, and no man care to stretch his arm." The poet suggests behaving in a humble manner is a better way to behave by saying, "Come down [from your cold height], to fill it now with grace".

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