"That headlong ivy! not a leaf will grow……" — Elizabeth Barrett Browning
"That headlong ivy! not a leaf will grow But thinking of a wreath, . . . I like such ivy; bold to leap a height 'Twas strong to climb! as good to grow on graves As twist about a thyrsus; pretty too (And that's not ill) when twisted round a comb."
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Elizabeth Barrett Browning
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185 Quotes by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
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What I do and what I dream include thee, as the wine must taste of its own grapes.
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How many desolate creatures on the earth have learnt the simple dues of fellowship and social comfort, in a hospital.
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My sun sets to raise again.
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Since when was genius found respectable?
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First time he kissed me, he but only kissed The fingers of this hand wherewith I write; And, ever since,…
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The Greeks said grandly in their tragic phrase, 'Let no one be called happy till his death;' to which I…
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If thou must love me, let it be for naught except for love's sake only.
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Earth's crammed with heaven, And every common bush afire with God: But only he who sees takes off his shoes.
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Who so loves believes the impossible.
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Girls blush, sometimes, because they are alive, half wishing they were dead to save the shame. The sudden blush devours…
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God's gifts put man's best dreams to shame.
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You were made perfectly to be loved - and surely I have loved you, in the idea of you, my…
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Why, I'd like nothing better than to achieve some bold adventure, worthy of our trip.
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Nature is more like a seesaw than a crystal, a never-ending conga line of bold moves and corrections.
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We need a strong, bold constitutional conservative who won't back down and who will fight for the values we believe…
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A sudden bold and unexpected question doth many times surprise a man and lay him open.
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In choosing Paul Ryan, Mitt Romney made a fantastic choice and a bold statement to the American people.
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I like bold colors but usually wear black.
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Be bold and boast, just like the cock beside the hen.
— Aeschylus
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I don't understand a way to work other than bold-facedly running towards failure.
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'My Life' is soft, with notes of pear and gardenia, but still bold, with a woody base.
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If we would guide by the light of reason we must let our minds be bold.
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When a work lifts your spirits and inspires bold and noble thoughts in you, do not look for any other…
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Laugh at yourself, but don't ever aim your doubt at yourself. Be bold. When you embark for strange places, don't…
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