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Hernamewaswellknownandbecamewidelyfamiliarwhenher“CryoftheChildren“ranglikeaclarionthroughoutthecountry。
ThepoemwasfoundeduponanofficialreportbyRichardHengistHorne，thefriendwhomsomeyearspreviouslyshehadwonincorrespondence，andwithwhomshehadbecomesointimate，thoughwithoutpersonalacquaintance，thatshehadagreedtowriteadramaincollaborationwithhim，tobecalled“PsycheApocalypte“，andtobemodelledon“Greekinsteadofmoderntragedy。“
Horneapoetofgenius，andadramatistofremarkablepower
wasoneofthetruestfriendssheeverhad，and，sofarasherliterarylifeisconcerned，camenextininfluenceonlytoherpoet-husband。
Amongthefriendsshesawmuchofintheearlyfortieswasadistant“cousin“，JohnKenyonajovial，genial，gracious，andaltogetherdelightfulman，whoactedthepartofProvidencetomanytroubledsouls，and，inparticular，was“afairygodfather“toElizabethBarrettandto“theotherpoet“，asheusedtocallBrowning。ItwastoMr。Kenyon“Kenyon，withthefaceofaBenedictinemonk，butthemostjovialofgoodfellows，“
asafriendhasrecordedofhim；“KenyontheMagnificent“，ashewascalledbyBrowningthatMissBarrettowedherfirstintroductiontothepoetryofherfuturehusband。
Browning’spoetryhadforheranimmediateappeal。Withsureinsightshediscernedthespecialqualityofthepoeticwealthofthe“BellsandPomegranates“，amongwhichshethenandalwayscaredmostforthepenultimatevolume，the“DramaticRomancesandLyrics“。
Twoyearsbeforeshemettheauthorshehadwritten，in“LadyGeraldine’sCourtship“
“OrfromBrowningsome`Pomegranate’which，ifcutdeepdownthemiddle，Showsaheartwithinblood-tinctured，ofaveinedhumanity。“
Alittleearliershehadeven，unwittinglyoneitherside，beenacollaborateurwith“theauthorof`Paracelsus’。“
ShegaveHornemuchaidinthepreparationofhis“NewSpiritoftheAge“，andhehashimselftoldus“thatthemottoes，whicharesingularlyhappyandappropriate，wereforthemostpartsuppliedbyMissBarrettandRobertBrowning，thenunknowntoeachother。“
Onethingandanotherdrewthemnearerandnearer。Nowitwasapoem，nowanovelexpression，nowararesympathy。
Anintermittentcorrespondenceensued，andbothpoetsbecameanxioustoknoweachother。“Weartistshowwellpraiseagreeswithus，“
asBalzacsays。
Afewmonthslater，in1846，theycametoknowoneanotherpersonally。
Thestoryoftheirfirstmeeting，whichhasreceivedawideacceptance，isapocryphal。ThemeetingwasbroughtaboutbyKenyon。
ThiscommonfriendhadbeenaschoolfellowofBrowning’sfather，andsoitwasnaturalthathetookamorethanordinaryinterestinthebrilliantyoungpoet，perhapsallthemoresothatthereluctanttideofpopularitywhichhadpromisedtosetinwithsuchunparalleledsweepandweighthadsinceexperiencedasteadyebb。
Andsothefatesbroughtthesetwotogether。Theyoungerwasalreadyfarthestronger，buthehadanunboundedadmirationforMissBarrett。
Toher，hewaseventhenthechieflivingpoet。Sheperceivedhisultimategreatness；asearlyas1845had“afullfaithinhimaspoetandprophet。“
AsBrowningadmittedtoafriend，thelovebetweenthemwasalm
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