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Mary Elizabeth Coleridge

I lived from 1861-1907.

I was influenced by poets Robert Browning, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Alfred Lord Tennyson.

Mary Elizabeth Coleridge was born in London in 1861 and is decended from good poetic stock. Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Sara Coleridge were amongst her ancestors. Her parents were great followers of the arts and Mary grew up in the company of some of the greatest writers of her day. Tennyson, Ruskin, Kemble, Holman Hunt, Millais and Browning to name jsut a few.

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  • The Other Side Of A Mirror
    I sat before my glass one day,
    And conjured up a vision bare,
    32 lines, 1 comment
  • We Never Said Farewell
    WE never said farewell, nor even looked
    Our last upon each other, for no sign
    8 lines, 1 comment
  • The Witch
    I HAVE walked a great while over the snow,
    And I am not tall nor strong.
    23 lines, 5 comments
  • Good Friday in my Heart
    GOOD FRIDAY in my heart! Fear and affright!
    My thoughts are the Disciples when they fled,
    11 lines
  • To Memory
    Strange Power, I know not what thou art,
    Murderer or mistress of my heart.
    12 lines
  • Affection
    The earth that made the rose,
    She also is thy mother, and not I.
    12 lines
  • I ask of thee, love, nothing but relief
    I ask of thee, love, nothing but relief.
    Thou canst not bring the old days back again;
    4 lines
  • Come Home!
    When wintry winds are no more heard,
    And joy's in every bosom,
    12 lines
  • Blue and White
    BLUE is Our Lady’s colour,
      White is Our Lord’s.
    11 lines
  • Punctilio
    O LET me be in loving nice,
    10 lines
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