I am troubled, immeasurablyby your eyes. I am struck by the featherof your soft reply. The sound of glassspeaks quick, disdainand concealswhat your eyes fightto explain.

About This Quote

In this poem, Elizabeth Barrett Browning expresses the sentiment that the eyes of a person can reveal much about them. In particular, they can reveal honesty and truth, as well as hidden secrets. The word “conceal” in this poem indicates that people can hide behind a facade of being something other than what they really are. So it is that a person may think that their eyes do not tell much about them, but in fact they do.

Source: Wilderness: The Lost Writings, Vol. 1

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