1850 – 1900 CE
Moral reflection, dramatic monologues, and lyrical experimentation.
Earth's crammed with heaven, and every common bush afire with God
— Elizabeth Barrett Browning
"Earth's crammed with heaven, and every common bush afire with God"
Better by far you should forget and smile than that you should remember and be sad
— Christina Rossetti
"Better by far you should forget and smile than that you should remember and be s..."
Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all
— Alfred Lord Tennyson
"Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all"
Theirs not to reason why, theirs but to do and die
"Theirs not to reason why, theirs but to do and die"
Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers
"Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers"
Who has seen the wind? Neither I nor you; but when the leaves hang trembling, the wind is passing th...
"Who has seen the wind? Neither I nor you; but when the leaves hang trembling, th..."
Light tomorrow with today
"Light tomorrow with today"
In the bleak midwinter, frosty wind made moan
"In the bleak midwinter, frosty wind made moan"
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height my soul can reach
"I love thee to the depth and breadth and height my soul can reach"
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways
"How do I love thee? Let me count the ways"
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield
"To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield"
My heart is like a singing bird whose nest is in a watered shoot
"My heart is like a singing bird whose nest is in a watered shoot"
