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How Much Do I Love Thee?

How Much Do I Love Thee? is an inspirational and beautifully written short love poem which compares her love to the vast expanses found around the world.

How Much Do I Love Thee?
by Mary Ashley Townsend

How much do I love thee?
Go ask the deep sea.
How many rare gems in
its coral caves be;
Or ask the broad billows.
That ceaselessly roar,
How many bright sands
do they kiss on the shore?

~Mary Ashley Townsend (1832 - 1901)

She was an American poet and writer who began publishing her works in 1856 usually under the pen-name of "Xariffa."

Townsend made a reputation for herself by writing a series of humorous papers called "Quillotypes" for the the New Orleans "Delta."




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