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Elizabeth Barrett Browning: Accuse me not, beseech thee, that I wear
Accuse me not, beseech thee, that I wearAccuse me not, beseech thee, that I wear Too calm and sad a face in front of thine; For we two look two ways, and cannot shine With the same sunlight…Elizabeth Barrett Browning: And yet, because thou overcomest so
And yet, because thou overcomest soAnd yet, because thou overcomest so, Because thou art more noble and like a king, Thou canst prevail against my fears and fling Thy purple round me, till my…Elizabeth Barrett Browning: My poet, thou canst touch on all the notes
My poet, thou canst touch on all the notesMy poet, thou canst touch on all the notes God set between His After and Before, And strike up and strike off the general roar Of the rushing worlds…Elizabeth Barrett Browning: I never gave a lock of hair away
I never gave a lock of hair awayI never gave a lock of hair away To a man, Dearest, except this to thee, Which now upon my fingers thoughtfully I ring out to the full brown length and say "…Elizabeth Barrett Browning: The soul's Rialto hath its merchandize
The soul's Rialto hath its merchandizeThe soul's Rialto hath its merchandize; I barter curl for curl upon that mart, And from my poet's forehead to my heart Receive this lock which outweighs…Elizabeth Barrett Browning: But only three in all God's universe
But only three in all God's universeBut only three in all God's universe Have heard this word thou hast said,—Himself, beside Thee speaking, and me listening! and replied One of us . . . that…Elizabeth Barrett Browning: Beloved, my Beloved, when I think
Beloved, my Beloved, when I thinkBeloved, my Beloved, when I think That thou wast in the world a year ago, What time I sat alone here in the snow And saw no footprint, heard the silence sink…Elizabeth Barrett Browning: Say over again, and yet once over again
Say over again, and yet once over againSay over again, and yet once over again, That thou dost love me. Though the word repeated Should seem a "cuckoo-song," as thou dost treat it, Remember…Elizabeth Barrett Browning: When our two souls stand up erect and strong
When our two souls stand up erect and strongWhen our two souls stand up erect and strong, Face to face, silent, drawing nigh and nigher, Until the lengthening wings break into fire At either…Elizabeth Barrett Browning: Is it indeed so? If I lay here dead
Is it indeed so? If I lay here deadIs it indeed so? If I lay here dead, Wouldst thou miss any life in losing mine? And would the sun for thee more coldly shine Because of grave-damps…