About Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806-1861) was one of the most prominent English poets of the Victorian era. Her poetry was widely popular in both Britain and the United States.

How Do I Love Thee?

By |2015-09-11T10:05:13-05:00September 20th, 2015|Categories: Love, Poetry|

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. I love thee to the level of every day’s Most quiet need, by sun and candle-light. I love [...]

“A Sea-side Walk”

By |2021-08-19T19:56:55-05:00May 17th, 2015|Categories: Poetry|

We walked beside the sea After a day which perished silently Of its own glory—like the princess weird Who, combating the Genius, scorched and seared, Uttered with burning breath, “Ho! victory!” And sank adown an heap of ashes pale. So runs the Arab tale. The sky above us showed A universal and unmoving cloud On [...]

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