A Romantic Love Letter written by Elizabeth Barrett, English poet, to her future husband and fellow poet, Robert Browning.

It is believed that this romantic love letter was written March 5, 1845

People have been kind to me, without understanding me, and pitiful to me, without approving of me: - nay, have not the very critics tamed their beardom for me, and roared delicately as sucking doves, on behalf of me?

I have no harm to say of your world, though I am not of it, as you see. And I have the cream of it in your friendship, and a little more, and I do not envy much the milkers of cows… How kind you are! - how kindly and gently you speak to me!

Some things you say are very touching, and some, surprising; and although I am aware that you unconsciously exaggerate what I can be to you, yet it is delightful to be broad awake and think of you as my friend.

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Elizabeth Barrett, English poet, to her future husband and fellow-poet, Robert Browning.