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Elizabeth Barrett : An Essay on Mind
Robert Browning to Elizabeth Barrett, ?18 July 1845: 'I confess to you that [...] as soon as I read your "Essay on Mind" (which of course I managed to do about 12 hours after Mr [John] K[enyon]'s positive refusal to keep his promise, and give me the book) from preface to Vision of Fame at the end, and reflected upon my own doings in that time, 1826, I did indeed see, and wonder at, your advance over me in years'.
Century: 1800-1849 Reader/Listener/Group: Robert Browning Print: Book
Elizabeth Barrett Barrett : 'Past and Future'
Robert Browning to Elizabeth Barrett, 16 November 1845: 'Since I wrote what is above, I have been reading [...] that sonnet -- "Past and Future" -- which affects me more than any poem I ever read [...] is not that sonnet to be loved as a true utterance of yours?'