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I love thee to the level of everyday's most quiet need, by sun and candle light...I love thee with the breath,smiles,t ears,of all my life.
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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And lilies are still lilies, pulled By smutty hands, though spotted from their white.
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There are nettles everywhere, but smooth, green grasses are more common still the blue of heaven is larger than the cloud.
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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.
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Thou large-brain'd woman and large-hearted man.
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Folded eyes see brighter colors than the open ever do.
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