If thou must love me

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ElizabethBarrett Browning became a well-known poet before she met her future

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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Approximate Word count = 391
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)

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