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Happy are all free peoples, too strong to be dispossessed.
But blessed are those among nations who dare to be strong for the rest!

Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806-1861) English poet
“A Court Lady,” st. 20 (1859)

Added on 2-Jan-08 | Last updated 2-Jan-08
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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 it.

Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806-1861) English poet
Aurora Leigh, Bk. II (1856)

Added on 10-Dec-07 | Last updated 10-Dec-07
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Men get opinions as boys learn to spell: by reiteration chiefly.

Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806-1861) English poet
Aurora Leigh, Bk. VI (1857)

Added on 1-Feb-04 | Last updated 1-Feb-04
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