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The Meaning Of The Look

By Elizabeth Barrett Browning

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I think that look of Christ might seem to say     'Thou Peter! art thou then a common stone     Which I at last must break my heart upon     For all God's charge to his high angels may     Guard my foot better? Did I yesterday     Wash thy feet, my beloved, that they should run     Quick to deny me 'neath the morning sun?     And do thy kisses, like the rest, betray?     The cock crows coldly. Go, and manifest     A late contrition, but no bootless fear!     For when thy final need is dreariest,     Thou shalt not be denied, as I am here;     My voice to God and angels shall attest,     Because I know this man, let him be clear.'

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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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