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"There are nettles everywhere, But smooth green grasses are more common still. The blue of heaven is larger than the cloud."

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About Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Elizabeth Barrett Browning was an English poet of the Victorian era best known for Sonnets from the Portuguese and Aurora Leigh. She was among the most prominent English-language poets of her time.

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