“The critics could never mortify me out of heart - because I love poetry for its own sake, - and, tho' with no stoicism and some ambition, care more for my poems than for my poetic reputation.”
Quote by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Work
The Brownings' Correspondence
This volume presents a rich trove of correspondence between the renowned poets Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, offering insight into their personal lives, literary collaborations, and the development of their relationship. The letters span several decades and provide a unique glimpse into the intimate and intellectual exchanges that shaped their literary partnership. more
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Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Elizabeth Barrett Browning, a prominent English Romantic poet, was born on March 6, 1806, and died on June 29, 1861. Her poetry is renowned for its profound emotions and rich imagination, making her one of the greatest female poets of the 19th century. more
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“It is difficult to get rid of people when you once have given them too much pleasure.”
Source: The Letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Browning: 1845-1846
“And is it not the chief good of money, the being free from the need of thinking of it?”
Source: The Letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Browning: 1845-1846
“Souls are gregarious in a sense, but no soul touches another, as a general rule.”
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“truth outlives pain, as the soul does life.”
Source: Poetical works
“I begin to think that none are so bold as the timid, when they are fairly roused.”
Source: Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett: the courtship correspondence, 1845-1846 : a selection
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“Like to write? Of course, of course I do. I seem to live while I write - it is life, for me.”
Source: Delphi Complete Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning (Illustrated)
“Books are men of higher stature.”
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“Art is much, but love is more.”
Source: Poetical works