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How Do I
Love Thee
by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height
My soul can reach,
when feeling out of sight.
For the ends of Being and ideal Grace
I love thee to the level of everyday's
Most quiet need, by sun
and candlelight.
I love thee freely, as men strive for right
I love thee purely, as they turn from praise
I love thee with
the passion put to use
In my old griefs, and with my childhood's
faith.
I love thee with a love I seemed to lose
With my lost
saints, --I love thee with the breath,
Smiles, tears, of all
my life! -- and, if God choose,
I shall but love thee better
after death. |
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