![]() See an illuminated version of the poem from an 1897 manuscript. She compares it to the wonders that are to be found in Heaven, after their death, and implies that instead of going to Heaven, the two should simply continue their life of love on earth. ![]() Listen to a reading of the poem (with dramatic accompanying music). In Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s Sonnet 22 from The Portuguese, she emphasizes the value and capability of her and her husband’s love. The British Library's overview of the sequence of which this poem is part. Learn more about how the poet approached her art in this essay from Brain Pickings. A short biography and links to more of Elizabeth Barrett Browning's poems. Quick-loving hearts, I thought, may quickly loathe And, looking on myself, I seemed not one. And quickly tied to make a lasting troth. To slacken all those bonds which seemed too soon. To love me, I looked forward to the moon. ![]() ![]() Watch a short talk on Elizabeth Barrett Browning's life and work-as well as on the extraordinarily romantic correspondence between the poet and her eventual husband. The first time that the sun rose on thine oath. More “If thou must love me, let it be for nought (Sonnets from the Portuguese 14)” Resources. ![]()
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