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Work And Contemplation

By Elizabeth Barrett Browning

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The woman singeth at her spinning-wheel     A pleasant chant, ballad or barcarole;     She thinketh of her song, upon the whole,     Far more than of her flax; and yet the reel     Is full, and artfully her fingers feel     With quick adjustment, provident control,     The lines, too subtly twisted to unroll     Out to a perfect thread. I hence appeal     To the dear Christian Church, that we may do     Our Father's business in these temples mirk,     Thus swift and steadfast, thus intent and strong;     While thus, apart from toil, our souls pursue     Some high calm spheric tune, and prove our work     The better for the sweetness of our song.

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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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