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Inscribe all human effort with one word, artistry's haunting curse, the Incomplete!
Robert Browning
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Robert Browning
Age: 77 †
Born: 1812
Born: May 7
Died: 1889
Died: December 12
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The aim, if reached or not, makes great the life: Try to be Shakespeare, leave the rest to fate!
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Who knows most, doubts most entertaining hope means recognizing fear.
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To me at least was never evening yet, but seemed far beautifuller than its day.
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That great brow And the spirit-small hand propping it.
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And let them pass, as they will too soon, With the bean-flowers' boon, And the blackbird's tune, And May, and June!
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The lie was dead And damned, and truth stood up instead.
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Boot, saddle, to horse, and away!
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That's the wise thrush he sings each song twice over, lest you should think he never could recapture the first fine careless rapture!
Robert Browning
Oh, to be in England Now that April's there, And whoever wakes in England Sees, some morning, unaware.
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All we have gained then by our unbelief Is a life of doubt diversified by faith, For one of faith diversified by doubt: We called the chess-board white-we call it black.
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A man in armor is his armor's slave.
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Genius has somewhat of the infantine but of the childish not a touch or taint.
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Shakespeare was of us, Milton was of us, Burns, Shelley, were with us. They watch from their graves!
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Good to forgive, Best to forget.
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How he lies in his rights of a man! Death has done all death can. And absorbed in the new life he leads, He recks not, he heeds Nor his wrong nor my vengeance both strike On his senses alike, And are lost in the solemn and strange Surprise of the change.
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But there are times when patience proves at fault.
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I want to know a butcher paints, A baker rhymes for his pursuit, Candlestick-maker much acquaints His soul with song, or, haply mute, Blows out his brains upon the flute.
Robert Browning
Hatred and cark and care, what place have they / In yon blue liberality of heaven?.
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Other heights in other lives, God willing.
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Best be yourself, imperial, plain, and true.
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