Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Aurora Leigh (1856), Book VI.
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You take a pink, You dig about its roots and water it, And so improve it to a garden-pink, But will not change it to a heliotrope.
— Elizabeth Barrett Browning on Flowers
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About Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Elizabeth Barrett Browning (March 6 1806 – June 29 1861) was an English poet and the wife of Robert Browning.
About Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Elizabeth Barrett Browning (March 6 1806 – June 29 1861) was an English poet and the wife of Robert Browning.
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