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But since he had The genius to be loved, why let him have The justice to be honoured in his grave.
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
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Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Age: 55 †
Born: 1806
Born: March 6
Died: 1861
Died: June 30
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Will that light come again, As now these tears come...falling hot and real!
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Quick-loving hearts ... may quickly loathe.
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But I love you, sir: And when a woman says she loves a man, The man must hear her, though he love her not.
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First time he kissed me, he but only kissed The fingers of this hand wherewith I write And, ever since, it grew more clean and white.
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If thou must love me, let it be for naught except for love's sake only.
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Much of the possibility of being cheerful comes from the faculty of throwing oneself beyond oneself.
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Very whitely still The lilies of our lives may reassure Their blossoms from their roots, accessible Alone to heavenly dews that drop not fewer Growing straight out of man's reach, on the hill. God only, who made us rich, can make us poor.
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The denial of contemporary genius is the rule rather than the exception. No one counts the eagles in the nest, till there is a rush of wings and lo! they are flown.
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truth outlives pain, as the soul does life.
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Deep violets, you liken to The kindest eyes that look on you, Without a thought disloyal.
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Every wish Is like a prayer--with God.
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O pusillanimous Heart, be comforted And, like a cheerful traveller, take the road Singing beside the hedge.
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The Greeks said grandly in their tragic phrase, 'Let no one be called happy till his death' to which I would add, 'Let no one, till his death, be called unhappy.'
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It was not the apple on the tree but the pair on the ground that caused the trouble in the garden of Eden.
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