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Tis Man's to explore up and down, inch by inch, with the taper his reason.
Robert Browning
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Robert Browning
Age: 77 †
Born: 1812
Born: May 7
Died: 1889
Died: December 12
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Robert Barrett Browning
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Mid the sharp, short emerald wheat, scarce risen three fingers well, The wild tulip at the end of its tube, blows out its great red bell, Like a thin clear bubble of blood, for the children to pick and sell.
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And gain is gain, however small.
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As is your sort of mind, So is your sort of search: You will find what you desire.
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The lie was dead And damned, and truth stood up instead.
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For the preacher's merit or demerit, It were to be wished that the flaws were fewer In the earthen vessel, holding treasure, But the main thing is, does it hold good measure Heaven soon sets right all other matters!
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I do what many dream of, all their lives
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Oh, good gigantic smile o' the brown old earth, This autumn morning! How he sets his bones To bask i' the sun, and thrusts out knees and feet. From the ripple to run over in its mirth
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Truth never hurts the teller.
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A pretty woman's worth some pains to see.
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What of soul was left, I wonder, when the kissing had to stop?
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You never know what life means till you die even throughout life, tis death that makes life live.
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The great beacon light God sets in all, the conscience of each bosom.
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To do good things in the world, first you must know who you are and what gives meaning to your life.
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Women hate a debt as men a gift.
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All's love, yet all's law.
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Of what I call God, And fools call Nature.
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The sea heaves up, hangs loaded o'er the land, Breaks there, and buries its tumultuous strength.
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