husband Robert Browning in 1845. Before that time, she had been an invalid and a
recluse. Although her father was vehemently opposed to their marraige, the couple eloped
in Italy. It was here that Barret Browning wrote a series of sonnets for her husband which
were published in 1850 under the title Sonnets from the Portuguese. Among these poems,
"If Thou Must Love Me" expresses Barrett Browning's wish for her husband not to love
her for things which may fade but for love's s
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