Said Quotes by Elizabeth Barrett Browning

12 Said quotes by Elizabeth Barrett Browning

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Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s verses often linger on the power of words. This brief selection captures her lyrical take on what people have said, each line resonating with Victorian poise.

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He said true things, but called them by wrong names.

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“Thou comest! all is said without a word.”

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And lips say God be pitiful, who never said, God be praised.

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And lips say “God be pitiful,” Who ne'er said “God be praised.”

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I heard an angel speak last night/And he said, "Write!"

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Guess now who holds thee?'--'Death,' I said. But, there, The silver answer rang, . . . 'Not Death, but Love.

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There's nothing great Nor small, has said a poet of our day, Whose voice will ring beyond the curfew of eve And…

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When the dust of death has choked a great man's voice, the common words he said turn oracles, the common thoughts he…

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The Greeks said grandly in their tragic phrase, 'Let no one be called happy till his death;' to which I would add,…

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There is no God," the foolish saith, But none, "There is no sorrow." And nature oft the cry of faith In bitter…

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And that dismal cry rose slowly And sank slowly through the air, Full of spirit's melancholy And eternity's despair; And they heard…

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They say that God lives very high! But if you look above the pines You cannot see our God. And why? And…

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I should not dare to call my soul my own.

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Many a crown Covers bald foreheads.

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And lilies are still lilies, pulled By smutty hands, though spotted from their white.

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“The face of all the world is changed, I think, Since first I heard the footsteps of they soul Move still, oh, still, beside…

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Wall must get the weather stain Before they grow the ivy.

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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…

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With stammering lips and insufficient sound I strive and struggle to deliver right the music of my nature.

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The charm, one might say the genius, of memory is that it is choosy, chancy and temperamental.

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The flower-girl's prayer to buy roses and pinks, held out in the smoke, like stars by day.

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They say that God lives very high! But if you look above the pines You cannot see our God. And why? And if you…

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Men of science, osteologists And surgeons, beat some poets, in respect For nature,-count nought common or unclean, Spend raptures upon perfect specimens Of indurated…

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