xshayarsha:Manuscript of Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s‘How do I love thee?’ (sonnet
xshayarsha:Manuscript of Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s‘How do I love thee?’ (sonnet 43) from Sonnets from the Portuguese.“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 every day’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. […]” -- source link
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