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You were made perfectly to be loved - and surely I have loved you, in the idea of you, my whole life long.

~Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Topics: Idea Life Long Loved Made Perfectly Surely Were Whole You

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Light tomorrow with today!

~Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Topics: Light Today Tomorrow

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I love thee to the depth and breadth and height my soul can reach.

~Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Topics: Breadth Depth Height Love My Soul Reach Soul Thee I Love

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And each man stands with his face in the light. Of his own drawn sword, ready to do what a hero can.

~Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Topics: Drawn Each Each Man Face Hero His Light Man Own Ready Stands Sword

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If thou must love me, let it be for naught except for love's sake only.

~Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Topics: Except Love Love Me Me Must Naught Only Sake Thou

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Smiles, tears, of all my life! - and, if God choose, I shall but love thee better after death.

~Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Topics: After All My Life Better Choose Death God Life Love My Life Shall Smiles Tears Thee

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What is genius but the power of expressing a new individuality?

~Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Topics: Expressing Genius Individuality New Power

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Girls blush, sometimes, because they are alive, half wishing they were dead to save the shame. The sudden blush devours them, neck and brow; They have drawn too near the fire of life, like gnats, and flare up bodily, wings and all. What then? Who's sorry for a gnat or girl?

~Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Topics: Alive Because Blush Bodily Brow Dead Drawn Fire Girl Half Life Like Near Neck Save Shame Sometimes Sorry Sudden Them Then Too Up Were Wings Wishing

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Earth's crammed with heaven, And every common bush afire with God: But only he who sees takes off his shoes.

~Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Topics: Bush Common Earth Every God He Heaven His Off Only Sees Shoes Takes Who

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What I do and what I dream include thee, as the wine must taste of its own grapes.

~Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Topics: Dream Grapes Include Must Own Taste Thee Wine I Dream

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Poet

Born: March 6th, 1806

Died: June 29th, 1861

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