The face of all the world is changed, I think,
Since first I heard of the footsteps of thy soul
Move still, oh, still, beside me, as they stole
betwixt me and the dreadful outer brink
Of obvious death, where I, who thought to sink,
Was caught up into love, and taught the whole
Of life in a new rhythm. The cup of dole
God gave for baptism, I am fain to drink,
And praise its sweetness, Sweet, with thee anear.
The names of a country, heaven, are changed away
For where thou art or shalt be, there or here;
And this ... this lute and song ... loved yesterday
( The singing angels know ) are only dear
Because thy name moves right in what they say.
1. Elizabeth Browning and Robert Browning
- Elizabeth Browning was an English poet of the Romantic Movement.
- When she was 15, she fell down from a horse and suffered a spinal injury.
- She was an accomplished and well-read writer when still young.
- In 1844 she produced a collection entitled Poems, which gained the attention of poet Robert Browning, who was six years younger than Elizabeth.
2. Elizabeth’s Sonnets from the Portuguese
- The collection was dedicated to her husband and written in secret before their marriage
- Admirers have compared her imagery to Shakespeare.
- She expressed her love and gratitude towards Robert Browning.
3. Images in Sonnet 7
- Footsteps of thy soul move still, oh still, beside me
love and companionship, gentle, soft and touching
- The whole of life in a new rhythm = comparing life to a piece of music
- Fain to = willing to
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