Question

Which lines in the poem suggest the preciousness of love?

Sonnet 12
by Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Indeed this very love which is my boast,
And which, when rising up from breast to brow,
[Doth crown me with a ruby large enow
To draw men's eyes and prove the inner cost,—]
This love even, all my worth, to the uttermost,
[I should not love withal, unless that thou
Hadst set me an example], shown me how,
[When first thine earnest eyes with mine were crossed],
And love called love. [And thus, I cannot speak
Of love even, as a good thing of my own:]
Thy soul hath snatched up mine all faint and weak,
[And placed it by thee on a golden throne,—]
And that I love (O soul, we must be meek!)
Is by thee only, whom I love alone.

Answer 1

The lines you need should be: 5, 9, 10, and 13

Answer 2

[When first thine earnest eyes with mine were crossed],

And love called love. [And thus, I cannot speak

Of love even, as a good thing of my own:]

Step-by-step explanation:

This lines of the poem suggest the preciousness of love. Through them, it is conceivable to understand a precious, simple and beautiful love that can lead one individual to want the great to the next and different things like an exchange of looks and the desire to be always together.