So weeping, how a mystic Shape did move Behind me, and drew me backward by the hair ; And a voice said in mastery while I strove, 'Guess now who holds thee ?' — 'Death !' I said. But there, The silver answer rang: 'Not Death, but Love. Elizabeth Barrett Browning - Стр. 120авторы: John Henry Ingram - 1888 - Страниц: 194Полный просмотр - Подробнее о книге
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