Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806 - 1861) was a member of the Barrett family and one of the most respected poets of the Victorian era. Browning is generally considered the greatest of English poetesses. Her works are full of tender and delicate, but also of strong and deep, thought. Her own sufferings, combined with her moral and intellectual strength, made her the champion of the suffering and oppressed wherever she found them. Her gift was essentially lyrical, though much of her work was not so in form. Her weak points are the lack of compression, an occasional somewhat obtrusive mannerism, and frequent failure both in metre and rhyme. Though not nearly the equal of her husband in force of intellect and the higher qualities of the poet, her works had, as might be expected on a comparison of their respective subjects and styles, a much earlier and wider acceptance with the general public.

Poetry Grief How Do I Love Thee If Thou Must Love Me The Best Thing In The World The Cry Of The Children Yet, love, mere love, is beautiful indeed