which has the ability "to liberate us into life," s/he remains without "courage" and behaves as "exiles from delight." They curl up in the fetal position and hide themselves in "shells of loneliness."from Linda Sue Grimes: Suite101.com: Angelou's Touched by an Angel
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Because the speaker herself is a poet, she has, no doubt, known that she must eventually address the issue that both she and her belovèd share the same avocation. It might well be expected that she will elevate his while remaining humble about her own, and that expectation is fulfilled in this poetic offering.
from Linda Sue Grimes: Suite101.com: Barrett Browning's Sonnet 17
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