This poet wrote, "I love thee freely, as men strive for right; I love thee purely, as they turn from praise"
It is said the poem is written for Lady Frances Webster,... [DOC] [TLE] Sonnet 43 - Dictionary definition of Sonnet 43 | Encyclopedia.com ... [PAR] In January 1845 she began exchanging letters with Robert Browning, who first 
wrote to her to express admiration for her poems.