Elizabeth Barrett Browning

"I cannot speak In happy tones; the tear drops on my cheek Show I am sad; But I can speak Of grace to suffer with submission meek, Until made glad."

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Source: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers. Book by Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, 1895.

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Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Poet, Novelist

Elizabeth Barrett Browning was a prominent Victorian poet known for her passionate love poetry, especially in 'Sonnets from the Portuguese.'

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