Whatever's lost, it first was won; We will not struggle nor… - Elizabeth Barrett Browning

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Whatever's lost, it first was won; We will not struggle nor impugn. Perhaps the cup was broken here, That Heaven's new wine might show more clear. I praise Thee while my days go on.

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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Of life in a new rhythm.

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