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THE BEST [THING IN THE WORLD] by ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING

Poem Explanation Poet Analysis

First Line: WHAT'S THE BEST THING IN THE WORLD?
Last Line: -- SOMETHING OUT OF IT, I THINK.
Subject(s): FLOWERS; ROSES;
WHAT'S the best thing in the world?
June-rose, by May-dew impearled;
Sweet south-wind, that means no rain;
Truth, not cruel to a friend;
Pleasure, not in haste to end;
Beauty, not self-decked and curled
Till its pride is over-plain;
Light, that never makes you wink;
Memory, that gives no pain;
Love, when, so, you're loved again.
What's the best thing in the world?
-- Something out of it, I think.



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