Elizabeth Barrett Browning

"Nor myrtle--which means chiefly love: and love Is something awful which one dare not touch So early o' mornings."

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Source: Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Theodore Tilton (1862). “Poems”, p.38

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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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