Will that light come again, As now these tears come…falling hot and real! — Elizabeth Barrett Browning
But so fair, She takes the breath of men away Who gaze upon her unaware. — Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Deep violets, you liken to The kindest eyes that look on you, Without a thought disloyal. — Elizabeth Barrett Browning
And lilies are still lilies, pulled By smutty hands, though spotted from their white. — Elizabeth Barrett Browning
And I smiled to think God’s greatness flowed around our incompleteness; Round — Elizabeth Barrett Browning
If we tried To sink the past beneath our feet, be sure The future would not stand. — Elizabeth Barrett Browning
No man can be called friendless who has God and the companionship of good books. — Elizabeth Barrett Browning
There are nettles everywhere, but smooth, green grasses are more common still; — Elizabeth Barrett Browning
At painful times, when composition is impossible and reading is not enough, — Elizabeth Barrett Browning