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Poetess Elizabeth Barrett Browning and her son Pen in 1860
(Source: thevictorianlady-blog)
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Tomb of Elizabeth Barrett Browning on the Cimitero degli Inglesi, Florence - foto by Lucarelli
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"You’re something between a dream and a miracle."— Elizabeth Barrett Browning (via paigeypaige19) -
Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Robert Browning, by Michele Gordigiani, 1858.
This pair of portraits was commissioned by an American admirer, Sophia Eckley, when the Brownings were living in Florence. Browning called his own portrait “by far the best ever taken”, and pronounced the other “to be the best portrait ever taken of the Poetess.”
(Source: npg.org.uk, via thevictorianlady-blog)
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above: William Morris (1834-1896): Woodpecker tapestry (detail), 1885
“I think of thee!“ (XXIX. Sonnet from the Portuguese)
by Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806-1861)I think of thee!—-my thoughts do twine and bud
About thee, as wild vines, about a tree,
Put out broad leaves, and soon there’s nought to see
Except the straggling green which hides the wood.
Yet, O my palm-tree, be it understood
I will not have my thoughts instead of thee
Who art dearer, better! Rather, instantly
Renew thy presence; as a strong tree should,
Rustle thy boughs and set thy trunk all bare,
And let these bands of greenery which insphere thee
Drop heavily down,—-burst, shattered, everywhere!
Because, in this deep joy to see and hear thee
And breathe within thy shadow a new air,
I do not think of thee—-I am too near thee.(72 days)
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A framed polychrome tiledepicting four youths in a scene of outdoor leisure amid a floral landscape with buildings in the distance, a white border to the top decorated with a vine motif comprising flowerheads and perched birds, Qajar art, Iran, 19th century, 36.5 x 33 cm, private collection, source: sothebys.com.
(via androphilia)
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