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Elizabeth Barrett Browning's Sonnet 43

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In the poem Sonnet 43" Elizabeth Barrett Browning uses the theme of love to express her feelings about her husband , Robert Browning.Both lovers didn't spend a day without writing a letter to each other. As a result both didn't care about what one another had so and showed there love even tho they were six years apart. The two lovers were driven to each other and didn't love anyone else. For example Elizabeth said "I love thee purely, as they turn from Praise".Elizabeth loved Robert even though her father hatted that she was in love with a poor man. Elizabeth said words that showed true love she said " I love thee to the depth and breadth and height".And so she never stopped writing to her love. Her love couldn't be measured by how much it
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