Elizabeth Barrett Browning: Poems Glossary

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breadth

wide range

depth

to be intense

ideal

something which would be the perfect situuation but has a low probability of ever occurring

strive

to make great effort

praise

to applaud someone's accomplishments

grief

intense sorrow

saint

holy or virtuous person in Christianity

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