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A woman's always younger than a man of equal years.
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
An ignorance of means may minister to greatness, but an ignorance of aims make it impossible to be great at all.
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
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
Best be yourself, imperial, plain and true!
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Books are masters who instruct us without rods or ferules, without words or anger, without bread or money. If you approach them, they are not asleep; if you seek them, they do not hide; if you blunder, they do not scold; if you are ignorant, they do not laugh at you.
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Earth's crammed with heaven, And every common bush afire with God; But only he who sees, takes off his shoes - The rest sit round it and pluck blackberries.
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
God's gifts put man's best dreams to shame.
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
If thou must love me, let it be for naught except for love's sake only.
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Light tomorrow with today!
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
My sun sets to raise again.
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Since when was genius found respectable?
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Suddenly, as rare things will, it vanished.
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
The iron gate ground its teeth to let me pass!
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
There, that is our secret: go to sleep! You will wake, and remember, and understand.
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Thou large-brained woman and large-hearted man.
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
What's the Greek name for Swine's Snout?
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Who so loves believes the impossible.
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
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
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Type:
Poet
Date of Birth:
1806-03-06
Year of Death:
1861
Nationality:
English |
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