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I shall but love thee better after death.

Elizabeth Barrett BrowningSonnets from the Portuguese 43

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This closing line suggests that love transcends physical life and external conditions. It leans toward an internal standard, emphasizing that the deepest affections exist within the soul and continue independently of worldly circumstances, even beyond death.