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Sonnet 29: I think of thee!
She cannot stop thinking about him. When he is near she does not need to.
3 key quotes from Sonnet 29: I think of thee!, by Barrett Browning. Learn this one first: “I think of thee!” (Barrett Browning, Sonnet 29: I think of thee!).
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I think of thee!
Barrett Browning · Sonnet 29: I think of thee! · romantic love · distance
The first words. She cannot stop thinking about him. The thoughts grow like vines round a tree.
my thoughts do twine and bud About thee, as wild vines, about a tree
Barrett Browning · Sonnet 29: I think of thee! · romantic love · distance
Her thoughts are wild vines climbing him. Too many. They hide the tree.
I do not think of thee—I am too near thee.
Barrett Browning · Sonnet 29: I think of thee! · romantic love
The last line. When he is here she does not need to think of him. He is too close to think about.
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