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Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Tenacious Lady, Died 152 Years Ago

Posted on June 29, 2013 by maedez

Elizabeth Barrett Browning died on 29 June 1861. Here she is, looking intense.

Elizabeth Barrett Browning, September 1859

Elizabeth Barrett Browning, September 1859

QUOTE: “Who so loves believes the impossible.”

SOME WORKS: The Seraphim, and Other Poems; Casa Guidi Windows; Aurora Leigh; Poems Before Congress; Last Poems.

A KEEPSAKE:

Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning Earrings by Persephone

Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning Earrings by Persephone. $24.00

8 thoughts on “Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Tenacious Lady, Died 152 Years Ago”

Madame Weebles on June 29, 2013 at 1:03 pm said:

She wrote such beautiful poems. She and Robert must have had such a nice relationship.

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- maedez on June 29, 2013 at 5:54 pm said:
  
  She did, and I would certainly like to think they were happy!
  
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judyrobbinsart on June 29, 2013 at 1:21 pm said:

I immediately thought of Patty Smith when I saw that drawing.

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- maedez on June 29, 2013 at 5:54 pm said:
  
  Hmmm. I have to go revisit it now.
  
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hitandrun1964 on June 29, 2013 at 1:37 pm said:

If I just saw her face today I would like her and think that she had an attitude and knew how to use it:)

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- maedez on June 29, 2013 at 5:54 pm said:
  
  Considering how she conducted her courtship with, and marriage to, Robert, I think you are probably correct!
  
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silverscreenings on July 7, 2013 at 10:24 pm said:

She does have a piercing gaze, doesn’t she? I would never try to pull a fast one on her.

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- maedez on July 12, 2013 at 3:29 pm said:
  
  Ha neither would I!
  
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