Elizabeth Barrett Browning Quotes:
Ocupation: Poet
Life: March 6, 1806 - June 29, 1861
Birthday: March 6
Death: June 29
I would not be a rose upon the wall A queen might stop at, near the palace-door, To say to a courtier, "Pluck that rose for me, It's prettier than the rest." O Romney Leigh! I'd rather far be trodden by his foot, Than lie in a great queen's bosom.
topic: Life, Queens, Wall, Courtiers
