I would confide to you perhaps my secret profession of faith - which is ... which is ... that let us say and do what we please and can ... there is a natural inferiority of mind in women - of the intellect ... not by any means, of the moral nature - and that the history of Art and of genius testifies to this fact openly.
Elizabeth Barrett BrowningI love thee freely, as men strive for right. I love thee purely, as they turn from praise. I love thee with the passion put to use
Elizabeth Barrett BrowningAnd each man stands with his face in the light. Of his own drawn sword, ready to do what a hero can.
Elizabeth Barrett BrowningWe overstate the ills of life, and take Imagination... down our earth to rake.
Elizabeth Barrett Browning