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Elizabeth Barrett Browning (6 March 1806 - 29 June 1861) was an English poet and one of the most prominent poets of her time. During her lifetime her poetry gained great applaud both in England and in the United States. She suffered from ill health all her life and was amazed that Robert Browning fell in love with her and wished to marry her. She was eight years his senior and an invalid. The marriage resulted in her being disinherited by her father and the Brownings lived in Italy for most of their married life. After she died, Robert Browning published her later poems. This Volume contains the following poems, including "How do I love thee? Let me count the ways" POEMS A CHILD'S GRAVE AT FLORENCE. CATARINA TO CAMOENS LIFE AND LOVE. A DENIAL. PROOF AND DISPROOF. QUESTION AND ANSWER. INCLUSIONS. INSUFFICIENCY. SONNETS FROM THE PORTUGUESE CASA GUIDI WINDOWS. POEMS BEFORE CONGRESS NAPOLEON III. IN ITALY. THE DANCE. A TALE OF VILLAFRANCA. TOLD IN TUSCANY. A COURT LADY. AN AUGUST VOICE. CHRISTMAS GIFTS. ITALY AND THE WORLD. A CURSE FOR A NATION. PROLOGUE. THE CURSE. LAST POEMS LITTLE MATTIE. A FALSE STEP. VOID IN LAW. LORD WALTER'S WIFE. BIANCA AMONG THE NIGHTINGALES. MY KATE. A SONG FOR THE RAGGED SCHOOL OF LONDON. WRITTEN IN ROME. MAY'S LOVE. AMY'S CRUELTY. MY HEART AND I. THE BEST THING IN THE WORLD. WHERE'S AGNES?