Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1809 - 1861)

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MRS. BROWNING was born in London, England, in 1809, and she died at Casa Guidi, Florence, June 29, 1861. Her father, Mr. Barrett, was an English country gentleman. Possessing some means, he helped his daughter to acquire an excellent classical education; and, possessing considerable ability, he became, as she says, her public and her critic. "Her studies were early directed to the poets of antiquity, and, under the guidance of her blind tutor, Boyle, whose name she always warmly cherished,.. Continue..

Some of Elizabeth Barrett Browning Poems

Sonnet 43 - How do I love thee? Let me count the ways

Sonnet 14 - If thou must love me, let it be for nought

The Cry Of The Children

Sonnet 10 - Yet, love, mere love, is beautiful indeed

Grief

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	A woman's always younger than a man of equal years.

- Elizabeth Barrett Browning

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