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Sonnet (1928) by Elizabeth Bishop
I am in need of music that would flow
Over my fretful, feeling finger-tips,
Over my bitter-tainted..
Sonnet (1979) by Elizabeth Bishop
Caught -- the bubble
in the spirit level,
a creature divided;
and the compass needle
wobbling an..
Sestina by Elizabeth Bishop
September rain falls on the house.
In the failing light, the old grandmother
sits in the kitchen w..
Substitution by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
WHEN some beloved voice that was to you
Both sound and sweetness, faileth suddenly,
And silence, a..
Sonnet 19 - The soul's Rialto hath its merchandise by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
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The soul’s Rialto hath its merchandise;
I barter curl for curl upon that mart,
And from my..
Sonnet 16 - And yet, because thou overcomest so by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
And yet, because thou overcomest so,
Because thou art more noble and like a king,
Thou canst preva..
Sonnet 08 - What can I give thee back, O liberal by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
What can I give thee back, O liberal
And princely giver, who hast brought the gold
And purple of t..
Sonnet 04 - Thou hast thy calling to some palace-floor by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Thou hast thy calling to some palace-floor,
Most gracious singer of high poems! where
The dancers..
Sonnet 37 - Pardon, oh, pardon, that my soul should make by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Pardon, oh, pardon, that my soul should make,
Of all that strong divineness which I know
For thine..
Sonnet 24 - Let the world's sharpness, like a clasping knife by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Let the world’s sharpness, like a clasping knife,
Shut in upon itself and do no harm
In this close..
Sonnet 39 - Because thou hast the power and own'st the grace by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Because thou hast the power and own’st the grace
To look through and behind this mask of me
(Again..
Sonnet 26 - I lived with visions for my company by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
I lived with visions for my company
Instead of men and women, years ago,
And found them gentle mat..
Sonnet 17 - My poet, thou canst touch on all the notes by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
My poet, thou canst touch on all the notes
God set between his After and Before,
And strike up and..
Sonnet 15 - Accuse me not, beseech thee, that I wear by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Accuse me not, beseech thee, that I wear
Too calm and sad a face in front of thine;
For we two loo..
Sonnet 03 - Unlike are we, unlike, O princely Heart! by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Unlike are we, unlike, O princely Heart!
Unlike our uses and our destinies.
Our ministering two an..
Sonnet 31 - Thou comest! all is said without a word by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Thou comest! all is said without a word.
I sit beneath thy looks, as children do
In the noon-sun,..
Sonnet 25 - A heavy heart, Beloved, have I borne by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
A heavy heart, Beloved, have I borne
From year to year until I saw thy face,
And sorrow after sorr..
Sonnet 40 - Oh, yes! they love through all this world of ours! by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Oh, yes! they love through all this world of ours!
I will not gainsay love, called love forsooth.
..
Sonnet 34 - With the same heart, I said, I'll answer thee by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
With the same heart, I said, I’ll answer thee
As those, when thou shalt call me by my name—
Lo, th..
Sonnet 30 - I see thine image through my tears to-night by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
I see thine image through my tears to-night,
And yet to-day I saw thee smiling. How
Refer the caus..
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