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To George Sand: A Desire

By Elizabeth Barrett Browning

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Thou large-brained woman and large-hearted man,     Self-called George Sand! whose soul, amid the lions     Of thy tumultuous senses, moans defiance     And answers roar for roar, as spirits can:     I would some mild miraculous thunder ran     Above the applauded circus, in appliance     Of thine own nobler nature's strength and science,     Drawing two pinions, white as wings of swan,     From thy strong shoulders, to amaze the place     With holier light! that thou to woman's claim     And man's, mightst join beside the angel's grace     Of a pure genius sanctified from blame     Till child and maiden pressed to thine embrace     To kiss upon thy lips a stainless fame.

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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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