Sonnets from the Portuguese

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Summary: Death or Love
Review: Barrett Browning's sonnet sequence is far from the sloppy, sentimental doggerel it has been made out to be. Instead, the poems examinge Barrett Browning's guilt over her brother's death, her awakening passion for Robert Browning, and her fear of an inability to love. If one looks very closely at these poems, what appears is not a tribute to Browning, but in fact a brilliant woman's realization that her life has been totally sterile, and that she has now been placed in the precarious position of having to make choices that will alter the course of her life. Tehcnically, the poems are brilliant; written with all of Barrett Browning's characteristic blend of caution and verve.

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Summary: Sonnets from the portuguese
Review: Elizabeth Barrett Browning's poems are heartfelt and sincere. The devotion and loyalty she showed her husband was extraordinary, and this compilation of her poems are just a mere example of how much she loved him. Mushy or not, this book moved me to tears.

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Summary: Beautiful....
Review: Elizabeth Barrett Browning's poems are heartfelt and sincere. The devotion and loyalty she showed her husband was extraordinary, and this compilation of her poems are just a mere example of how much she loved him. Mushy or not, this book moved me to tears.

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Summary: A deep & intrguing series of romantic poems
Review: I personally enjoy these poems very much. They are very deep & contain many beautifully worded expressions of the author's deep love & blazing passion. I see these poems as a satisfying dose of romance for a woman, & a window into any woman's heart for a man.

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Summary: Poems of Love
Review: My ex girlfriend, Ashleigh, gave this to me years ago, before she was forced by her family to marry this guy. Long story but she sent this book to me and signed the inside.
Next to Shakespeare, this is the most bittersweet and poetic
poems of love that I have ever read.
It was said that a husband and wife team wrote these so one can only imagine how passionate their marriage was, huh?

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Summary: Sonnets from the portuguese
Review: These sonnets ease my tension when I read them.

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Summary: Wonderful and moving
Review: This book of sonnets and poems is just wonderful. Elizabeth Barrett Browning's writing is able to get to the very heart of the reader with honesty and beauty. This collection really speaks to the romantic soul with passion and truth. I find her writings to be incredibly moving and this volume touched me deeply.

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Summary: Wonderful and moving
Review: This book of sonnets and poems is just wonderful. Elizabeth Barrett Browning's writing is able to get to the very heart of the reader with honesty and beauty. This collection really speaks to the romantic soul with passion and truth. I find her writings to be incredibly moving and this volume touched me deeply.