Because thou hast the power (Sonnet 39) / Elizabeth Barret Browning
ืขืืืื: 17 ืืกืคืืณ 2023
Because thou hast the power (Sonnet XXXIX)
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Because thou hast the power and ownโst the grace
To look through and behind this mask of me
(Against which years have beat thus blanchingly
With their rains), and behold my soulโs true face,
The dim and weary witness of lifeโs race,โ
Because thou hast the faith and love to see,
Through that same soulโs distracting lethargy,
The patient angel waiting for a place
In the new Heavens,โbecause nor sin nor woe,
Nor Godโs infliction, nor deathโs neighborhood,
Nor all which others viewing, turn to go,
Nor all which makes me tired of all, self-viewed,โ
Nothing repels thee, โฆ Dearest, teach me so
To pour out gratitude, as thou dost, good!
ืกืื ืื 39 ืื ืืคืืจืืืืืืช / ืืืืืืช ืืืจื ืืจืืื ืื ื
ืึผึดืึฐืืึผืช ืึดื ึผึฐืึธ ืึฐืึนืึฒืึธ ืชึผืึผืึทื ืึดืฉืึฐืึนืฃ
ืึดืึผึทืขึทื ืึทืึผึทืกึฐืึถื ืฉืึถืขึทื ืคึผึธื ึทื
(ืฉืึธื ึดืื ืึทืกึผึทืขึทืจ ืึผืึน ืึดืึผึธื, ืึฐืืึผื ืขึธืึทื
ืึผึธืึธื) ืึฐืขึทื ื ึฐืงึทืึผึธื ืึผึฐืืึนืงึทื-ืึฑืึถืช ืึทืึฒืฉืืฃ,
ืขึตื ืึฐืึตืจืึนืฅ ืึทืึผึถืึทืข ืฉืึถื ืฉืึฐื ืึนืชึทื. โ
ืึผึฐืึธ ืึตืฉื ืึนืึถื ืึฐืึนืกึถืฃ-ืึตื ืึดืจึฐืืึนืช,
ืฉืึถืึผึฐืฆึทื ืึปืึฐืฉืืึนืช ืึทื ึผึถืคึถืฉื ืึทืึผึทืึฐืขืึนืช
ืึทืึฐืชึผึดืื ืึทืึฐืึธืึฐ ืึธืชืึผื, ืคึผึธื ึธืื ืึตืึทื.
ืฉืึทืึทืง ืึธืึธืฉื! ืึตืื ืึตืึฐื ืึผืึน ืืึน ืึทืึฐืืึนื,
ืจึธืืึนืง ืึดืึผึธืึถืช, ืึดืึผึทื ืึฑืึนืึดืื,
ืึผึธื ืฉืึถืึผึดืกึผึฐืึดืืึดื ืกืึนืึตื, ืึธืืึนืึฐ ืึธืฉืืึนื.
ืึฐืึธื ืฉืึถืึผืึนืึดืืขึตื ึดื ืึผึธืจึฐืึดื, โ
ืึทืึผึนื ืืึนื ืึผึฐืขึตืื ึถืืึธ. ืึถืึฑืึนื
ืึทืึผึฐืึตื ึดื; ืชึผึตืช ืชึผืึนืึธื ืึฐืึดืึผืึผืึดืื!
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