

How Do I Love Thee?
——by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height
My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight
For the ends of Being and ideal Grace.
I love thee to the level of everyday's
Most quiet need, by sun and candlelight.
I love thee freely, as men strive for Right;
I love thee purely, as they turn from Praise.
I love thee with the passion put to use
In my old griefs, and with my childhood's faith.
I love thee with a love I seemed to lose
With my lost saints,——I love thee with the breath,
Smiles, tears, of all my life!——and, if God choose,
I shall but love thee better after death.
《How do I love thee》是一首由英国诗人伊丽莎白·芭蕾特·布朗宁所写的十四行爱情诗,是整个维多利亚时代最美丽的爱情商籁体诗。
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