Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING, IN 1851, by DORA GREENWELL Poet's Biography First Line: I lose myself within thy mind - from room Last Line: I feel as if I ne'er could sing again Alternate Author Name(s): Dorothy, Greenwell Subject(s): Browning, Elizabeth Barrett (1806-1861) | ||||||||
I lose myself within thy mind - from room To goodly room thou leadest me, and still Dost show me of thy glory more, until My soul, like Sheba's Queen, faints, overcome, And all my spirit dies within me, numb, Sucked in by thine, a larger star, at will; And hasting like thy bee, my hive to fill, I " swoon for very joy" amid thy bloom; Till - not like that poor bird (as poets feign) That tried against the Lutanist's her skill, Crowding her thick precipitate notes, until Her weak heart break above the contest vain - Did not thy strength a nobler thought instil, I feel as if I ne'er could sing again! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ONE WORD MORE by ROBERT BROWNING TO ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING by ANNE CHARLOTTE LYNCH BOTTA THE FLIGHT OF THE DUCHESS by ROBERT BROWNING LINES AFTER ELIZABETH BARRETT by EDGAR ALLAN POE ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING by JOHN LAURENCE RENTOUL SONNET by STANLEY J. SHARPLESS TO ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING ON HER LATER SONNETS, 1856 by DINAH MARIA MULOCK CRAIK |
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