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O pusillanimous Heart, be comforted And, like a cheerful traveller, take the road Singing beside the hedge.
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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Durham
England
Mrs. Browning
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Where Christ brings His cross He brings His presence and where He is none are desolate, and there is no room for despair.
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The least flower, with brimming cup, may stand and share its dew drop with another near.
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If we tried To sink the past beneath our feet, be sure The future would not stand.
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There, that is our secret: go to sleep! You will wake, and remember, and understand.
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My patience has dreadful chilblains from standing so long on a monument.
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