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Sonnets from the Portuguese
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
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Sonnets from the Portuguese chronicles one of the most famous romances in history. The renowned Victorian poet Elizabeth Barrett wrote the sonnet sequence during her courtship by Robert Browning, and later presented them to him as a wedding gift. Robert was astounded by the quality of the poetry, and encouraged her to publish, but Elizabeth objected on the grounds that the content was too personal. At last, Robert prevailed, and Elizabeth published her sonnets.
Sonnets from the Portuguese chronicles one of the most famous romances in history. The renowned Victorian poet Elizabeth Barrett wrote the sonnet sequence during her courtship by Robert Browning, and later presented them to him as a wedding gift. Robert was astounded by the quality of the poetry, and encouraged her to publish, but Elizabeth objected on the grounds that the content was too personal. At last, Robert prevailed, and Elizabeth published her sonnets.
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In folds of golden fulness at my door?
Look up and see the casement broken in,
The bats and owlets builders in the roof!
My cricket chirps against thy mandolin.
Hush, call no echo up in further proof
Of desolation! there’s a voice within
That weeps . . . as thou must sing . . . alone, aloof. V
I lift my heavy heart up solemnly,
As once Electra her sepulchral urn,
And, looking in thine eyes, I over-turn
The ashes at thy feet. Behold and see
What a great heap of grief lay hid in me,
And how the red wild sparkles dimly burn
Through the ashen greyness. If thy foot in scorn
Could tread them out to darkness utterly,
It might be well perhaps. But if instead
Thou wait beside me for the wind to blow
The grey dust up, . . . those laurels on thine head,
O my Belovëd, will not shield thee so,
That none of all the fi. . . Read More
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"How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height
My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight
For the ends of Being and ideal Grace."
The above verses are from sonnet 43, one of the most famous sonnets from the collection and also my personal favorite. Which em
"Yo que buscaba a Dios te encontré a ti"
Realmente me encantó y sorprendió este poemario. No por nada para muchos la autora es considerada la mejor poetisa de Inglaterra. El título de la obra obedece probablemente a la influencia de Camoens o a la famosa obra francesa "Cartas de una religiosa portugu
The face of all the world is changed, I think,
Since first I heard the footsteps of thy soul
when is it my turn to be happy ?
Some great love affairs of the past produced great works of art, Keat’s letters to Fanny Brawne, the Taj Mahal, Kahlo’s The Embrace of the Love of the Universe and these sonnets written from Elizabeth Barrett Browning to her beloved Robert.
”If thou must love me, let it be for nought
Except for l
"How do I love thee? Let me count the ways." - Sonnet #43 - read this with your lover...have a "How do I love thee?" poetry night...instead of the same old "movie night."