Sonnets from the Portuguese

Elizabeth Barrett Browning's celebrated sequence of love sonnets, among the most cherished in English. Intimate, passionate, and radiant with feeling, including "How do I love thee?"

At a glance Among the most beloved love poems in the English language, this sequence charts the… What it's about Sonnets from the Portuguese is a sequence of love sonnets tracing the… Composed by Elizabeth Barrett Browning and inspired by her love for the poet Robert… The sequence includes some of the most famous lines in English poetry, among them the…

Sonnets from the Portuguese is a sequence of love sonnets tracing the growth of the poet's love, from wonder and hesitation to full, joyful surrender.