Original text - English - How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I...

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How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I...

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How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height to
My soul can reach, when feeling out of sightï¼Ž
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.

Edited by Francky5591

- 22 January 2007 00:19

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	Author	Message
		22 January 2007 01:15
	kafetzou Number of messages: 7963	This is a sonnet by Elizabeth Barrett Browning - it's one of her Sonnets from the Portuguese. I suspect there's a Portuguese translation of it available somewhere online. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonnets_from_the_Portuguese Aha - I found a Portuguese translation: http://zezepina.utopia.com.br/poesia/poesia134.html