Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Now known as wife of Robert Browning; during their lives Robert was known as the husband of Elizabeth Barrett.
Here is a little piece from her translation of Prometheus Bound by Aeschylus. Clearly she took some liberties with his work.
THE IMAGE OF GOD
Thou! art thou like to god?
(I asked this question of the glorious sun)
Thou high unwearied one,
Whose course in heat, and light, and life is run?
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Sunday, September 21, 2008
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