only a screen to push and I might have entered - but there was some slight. you were too unwell - and now it is years ago-and I feel as at some untoward passage in my travels-as if I had been close, so close, to some world's wonder in chapel on crypt. Kenyon said to me one morning "would you like to see Miss Barrett?"-then he went to announce me,-then he returned. I do, as I say, love these Books with all my heart- and I love you too: do you know I was once seeing you? Mr.
and the book called a 'Flora', besides! After all, I need not give up the thought of doing that, too, in time because even now, talking with whoever is worthy, I can give reason for my faith in one and another excellence, the fresh strange music, the affluent language, the exquisite pathos and true new brave thought-but in this addressing myself to you, your own self, and for the first time, my feeling rises altogether. oh, how different that is from lying to be dried and pressed flat and prized highly and put in a book with a proper account at bottom, and shut up and put away.
January 10th, 1845 New Cross, Hatcham, Surrey I love your verses with all my heart, dear Miss Barrett,-and this is no off-hand complimentary letter that I shall write,-whatever else, no prompt matter-of-course recognition of your genius and there a graceful and natural end of the thing: since the day last week when I first read your poems, I quite laugh to remember how I have been turning again in my mind what I should be able to tell you of their effect upon me-for in the first flush of delight I thought I would this once get out of my habit of purely passive enjoyment, when I do really enjoy, and thoroughly justify my admiration-perhaps even, as a loyal fellow-craftsman should, try and find fault and do you some little good to be proud of herafter!-but nothing comes of it all-so into me has it gone, and part of me has it become, this great living poetry of yours, not a flower of which but took root and grew.
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