勃朗宁夫人《葡萄牙人十四行诗集》第四十三首，写于与勃朗宁相爱之时。她以数算的方式罗列爱的深度、广度与高度，自日常所需直至死后的世界。情真意切，是英诗中最动人的情书。
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height
My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight
For the ends of Being and Ideal Grace.
I love thee to the level of everyday’s
Most quiet need, by sun and candlelight.
I love thee freely, as men strive for Right;
I love thee purely, as they turn from Praise;
I love thee with the passion put to use
In my old griefs, and with my childhood’s faith;
I love thee with a love I seemed to lose
With my lost saints,—I love thee with the breath,
Smiles, tears, of all my life!—and, if God choose,
I shall but love thee better after death.