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Joanna Baillie, a prominent British Romantic poet, was born on September 11, 1762, and died on February 23, 1851. Her poetry is known for its profound psychological insights and delicate portrayal of human emotions.

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“Good-morrow to thy sable beak, And glossy plumage, dark and sleek, Thy crimson moon and azure eye”

Eye Dark Moon Morrow Crimson Beaks Azure

Book:The Selected Poems of Joanna Baillie, 1762-1851

Source: The Selected Poems of Joanna Baillie, 1762-1851

“Half-uttered praise is to the curious mind, as to the eye half-veiled beauty is, more precious than the whole.”

Mind Whole Eye Half Praise Curious

Author:Joanna Baillie

“I am as one Who doth attempt some lofty mountain's height, And having gained what to the upcast eye The summit's point appear'd, astonished sees Its cloudy top, majestic and enlarged, Towering aloft, as distant as before.”

Eye Mountain Ambition Height Summit Lofty Majestic Cloudy

Author:Joanna Baillie