God answers sharp and sudden on some prayers, And thrusts...

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God answers sharp and sudden on some prayers, And thrusts the thing we have prayed for in our face, A gauntlet with a gift in it.

Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Quote by Elizabeth Barrett Browning about gifts, god, things, face.

Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Elizabeth Barrett Browning 1806 - 1861, english poet

Was born on: 06 mar 1806.
Died on 29 jun 1861, at 55 years old.

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