Show Notes
Elizabeth Barrett Browning read by Classic Poetry Aloud: http://www.classicpoetryaloud.com
Giving voice to the poetry of the past.
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How Do I Love Thee? by Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806–1861)
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love thee to the depth and breadth and height My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight For the ends of Being and ideal Grace. I love thee to the level of every day’s Most quiet need, by sun and candle-light. I 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 In my old griefs, and with my childhood’s faith. I love thee with a love I seemed to lose With my lost saints,—I love thee with the breath, Smiles, tears, of all my life!—and, if God choose, I shall but love thee better after death.
Reading © Classic Poetry Aloud, 2007.
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