A cheerful genius suits the times, / And all true poets lau… - Elizabeth Barrett Browning

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A cheerful genius suits the times, / And all true poets laugh unquenchably / Like Shakespeare and the gods.

Elizabeth Barrett Browning

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Elizabeth Barrett Browning (March 6 1806 – June 29 1861) was an English poet and the wife of Robert Browning.

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Birth Name: Elizabeth Moulton-Barrett

Alternative Names: Mrs. Browning • Elizabeth Barrett Barrett • Elizabeth Barrett-Browning • Elizaveta Barrett Brauning • Elisabeth Barrett Browning • Elizabeth Barrett Browning, née Barrett

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A mirror may be held in different lights by different hands; and, according to the position of those hands, will the light fall.

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A cheerful genius suits the times, / And all true poets laugh unquenchably / Like Shakespeare and the gods. - Elizabeth Barrett Browning

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