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Quote by Elizabeth Barrett Browning

“Beloved, let us live so well our work shall still be better for our love, and still our love be sweeter for our work.”

Quote by Elizabeth Barrett Browning

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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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