Elizabeth Barrett Browning
poet · London, England · Florence, Italy · 1806–1861
A poet who wrote for years in her sickroom, then at forty secretly married the poet Robert Browning and left for Italy. She left forty-four sonnets written to her husband.
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How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love thee to the depth and breadth and height My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight For the ends of Being and ideal Grace.
Sonnets from the Portuguese, 43
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