HOW DO I LOVE THEE?
How do I love theoP Let me count th« wars, I lovo thee to tho depth and breadth and height My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight For tho ends of Being and ideal Grace. 1 love thee to the level of everyday'a Most quiet need, by sun and candlelight, I love tlieo lrecly, as men strive for Right; I lovo theo purely, us they turn from Pruise, 1 lovo theo with the passion put to use In my old griefs, and with my childhood's faith. 1 love thee with a lovo 1 seemed to loso With my lost saints —1 love thee with tho breath, Smiles, tears, of all my life!—and, if God choose, I shall but love thee better after death. —Elizabeth Barrett Browuing
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22262, 9 November 1935, Page 12 (Supplement)
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133HOW DO I LOVE THEE? New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22262, 9 November 1935, Page 12 (Supplement)
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