Elizabeth Barrett Browning (6 March 1806 – 29 June 1861) was one of the most prominent poets of the Victorian era.
God's gifts put man's best dreams to shame. Use this quote
The beautiful seems right by force of beauty and the feeble wrong because of weakness. Use this quote
Smiles, tears, of all my life! - and, if God choose, I shall but love thee better after death. Use this quote
The Greeks said grandly in their tragic phrase, 'Let no one be called happy till his death;' to which I would add, 'Let no one, till his death, be called unhappy.' Use this quote
For tis not in mere death that men die most. Use this quote
If you desire faith, then you have faith enough. Use this quote
Earth's crammed with heaven, And every common bush afire with God: But only he who sees takes off his shoes. Use this quote
If thou must love me, let it be for naught except for love's sake only. Use this quote
Who so loves believes the impossible. Use this quote
Girls blush, sometimes, because they are alive, half wishing they were dead to save the shame. The sudden blush devours them, neck and brow; They have drawn too near the fire of life, like gnats, and flare up bodily, wings and all. What then? Who's sorry for a gnat or girl? Use this quote