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The picture of helpless indolence she calls herselfsublimely helpless and impotentI had done living I thoughtWas ever life so like death before? My face was so close against the tombstones, that there seemed no room for tears.
The picture of helpless indolence she calls herselfsublimely helpless and impotentI had done living I thoughtWas ever life so like death before? My face was so close against the tombstones, that there seemed no room for tears.
Approximate author period: c. 1833 AD · industrial
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- Elizabeth Barrett Browning
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- Approximate author period: c. 1833 AD · industrial
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