Archive for November, 2008
Poets…
who I’m responsible for:
Elizabeth Barret Browning (1806 – 1861)
Chrisina Rossetti(1830 -1894)
John Clare (1793 – 1864)
Elizabeth Barret Browning
- “At the age of 15 she fell off a horse, injuring her spine. This accident confined her to a recumbent position for several years, and she never fully recovered from the effects of this. Elizabeth would pass a lot of time writing poetry in a darkened room.”
- “Her early volumes of poetry such as “The Seraphim and Other Poems” (1838) (including “Cowper’s Grave.”) and “The Cry of Children” received wide critical acclaim and she became one of the most respected female poets, she was even mentioned as a successor to Wordsworth as Poet Laureate.”
- “Her father Mr Barrett ruled his family with extraordinary control, forbidding any of his 12 children to marry. Therefore the couple had to marry in private and make a secret departure from her home to go and live in Italy. Her romance and marriage with Robert Browning helped Elizabeth tremendously, contributing to an improvement in her health.”
Sonnet 43 – How do I love thee? Let me count the ways
by: Elizabeth Barrett Browning
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.
I love thee to the level of everyday’s
Most quiet need, by sun and candle-light.
I love thee freely, as men strive for Right;
I love thee purely, as they turn from Praise.
I love thee with the passion put to use
In my old griefs, and with my childhood’s faith.
I love thee with a love I seemed to lose
With my lost saints,—I love thee with the breath,
Smiles, tears, of all my life!—and, if God choose,
I shall but love thee better after death
+ Cry Of the Children > “was an enthusiastic supporter of the anti slavery movement”
Poetry Project: 19th Century British
Group: Olive and I
Poets: Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Robert Browning,
