Life Of Elizabeth Barrett Browning

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stanza of the Virgin Mary speaking to her baby child, Jesus.
She is blessing him and praising him for greatness. She speaks of him as having a perfect name, as well
as celestial wings and head. She speaks of him as being so holy that she can hardly contain herself.

“Sleep, sleep my Holy One!
My flesh, my Lord! - what name? I do not know
A name that seemeth not too high or low,
too far from me or heaven;
My Jesus, that is best! That word be given
By the majestic angel whose command
was softly as a man’s beseeching said,
When I and all the earth appeared to stand.
In the great overflow
of light celestial from wings and head
Sleep, sleep my saving one!” (The Virgin Mary to the Child Jesus, 1838)

Within this poem, it is revealed once again that Elizabeth had a deep influence of spirituality at the time
in her life, specifically of Christianity which is shown here. Did God come to her when she was locked up
in her room? It seems as if she has an overflowing amount of words to speak of spirituality. It’s almost
as if she’s posessed by the spirit. As well as having vast knowledge of the Holy Bible at the time,
Browning also possesses knowledge of Greek religions and spiritual ideas. In t...