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Sonnets From The Portuguese XIX

By Elizabeth Barrett Browning

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The souls Rialto hath its merchandize;     I barter curl for curl upon that mart,     And from my poets forehead to my heart     Receive this lock which outweighs argosies,     As purply black, as erst to Pindars eyes     The dim purpureal tresses gloomed athwart     The nine white Muse-brows. For this counterpart, . . .     The bay crowns shade, Belovd, I surmise,     Still lingers on thy curl, it is so black!     Thus, with a fillet of smooth-kissing breath,     I tie the shadows safe from gliding back,     And lay the gift where nothing hindereth;     Here on my heart, as on thy brow, to lack     No natural heat till mine grows cold in death.

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Elizabeth Barrett Browning

About Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806–1861) was one of the most prominent English poets of the Victorian era. Her "Sonnets from the Portuguese" are among the most famous love poems in English, and her verse novel "Aurora Leigh" addressed women's roles in society and art.

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