Elizabeth Barrett Browning

"When the dust of death has choked a great man's voice, the common words he said turn oracles, the common thoughts he yoked like horses draw like griffins."

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Source: Elizabeth Barrett Browning (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning (Illustrated)”, p.867, Delphi Classics

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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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