As when it deeply sighs

O’er autumn’s latest bloom.

ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING

1806-1861

101. To George Sand. I. A Desire

Thou large-brained woman and large-hearted man,

Self-called George Sand! whose soul, amid the lions

Of thy tumultuous senses, moans defiance,

And answers roar for roar, as spirits can!

I would some mild miraculous thunder ran