Creative Quotations from . . .
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
(1806-1861) born on Mar 06
English poet. She was noted for writing her own love story in verse.
 
   
F
Children use the fist
Until they are of the age to use the brain.

R
"Men get opinions as boys learn to spell,
By reiteration chiefly."
A
"God answers sharp and sudden on some prayers,
And thrusts the thing we have prayed for in our face,
A gauntlet with a gift in't."
N
Light tomorrow with today.
K
"Experience, like a pale musician, holds
A dulcimer of patience in his hand."


Published Sources for the above Quotations:
F: "In "The Speaker's Electronic Reference Collection," AApex Software, 1994."
R: ""Aurora Leigh," bk. 6, 1857."
A: ""Aurora Leigh," Book II."
N: "From "Kevin Harris' Quotation Collections" found on the Internet."
K: ""Perplexed Music.""



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