Elizabeth Barrett Browning Quotes about Soul

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truth outlives pain, as the soul does life.

truth outlives pain, as the soul does life.

Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Truth, Pain, Soul

Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1871). “Poetical Works”, p.451

What we call Life is a condition of the soul. And the soul must improve in happiness and wisdom, except by its own fault. These tears in our eyes, these faintings of the flesh, will not hinder such improvement.

Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Eye, Soul, Tears

Robert Browning, Elizabeth Barrett Browning (2009). “The Letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Browning: 1845-1846”, p.59, The Floating Press

I should not dare to call my soul my own.

Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Freedom, Soul, Should

Aurora Leigh bk. 2, l. 786 (1857)

O brave poets, keep back nothing; Nor mix falsehood with the whole! Look up Godward! speak the truth in Worthy song from earnest soul! Hold, in high poetic duty, Truest Truth the fairest Beauty.

Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Song, Brave, Soul

Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Robert Browning (1872). “A Selection from the Poetry of Elizabeth Barrett Browning”, p.206

The man, most man, Works best for men, and, if most men indeed, He gets his manhood plainest from his soul: While, obviously, this stringent soul itself Obeys our old rules of development; The Spirit ever witnessing in ours, And Love, the soul of soul, within the soul, Evolving it sublimely.

Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Men, Soul, And Love

Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1859). “Poems: From the last London ed., corrected by the author”, p.348

The man, most man, works best for men: and, if most man indeed, he gets his manhood plainest from his soul.

Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Men, Soul, He Man

Elizabeth Barrett Browning (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning (Illustrated)”, p.1176, Delphi Classics

Of all the thoughts of God that are Borne inward unto souls afar, Along the Psalmist's music deep, Now tell me if that any is. For gift or grace, surpassing this-- He giveth His beloved sleep.

Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Sleep, Grace, Soul

Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1872). “Poetical Works”, p.68

Souls are dangerous things to carry straight through all the spilt saltpetre of this world.

Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Soul, World, Dangerous

Souls are gregarious in a sense, but no soul touches another, as a general rule.

Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Soul, Gregarious

Robert Browning, Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1984). “The Brownings' Correspondence”

The soul hath snatched up mine all faint and weak,And placed it by thee on a golden throne,-- And that I love (O soul, we must be meek!)Is by thee only, whom I love alone.

Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Soul, Thrones, Golden

Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1871). “The Poetical Works of”