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Robert Browning was a prominent Victorian poet known for his intricate poetic structures and profound psychological insights. His works covered themes such as love, death, religion, and morality, and had a profound impact on later poets.

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All Men Life World Love Heaven Knows Earth Ifs Soul Heart May Firsts Lasts Time Way Pain Age Ends Made God

Famous Robert Browning Quotes

“I know a mount, the gracious Sun perceives First when he visits, last, too, when he leaves The world; and, vainly favored, it repays The day-long glory of his steadfast gaze By no change of its large calm front of snow.”

Knows World Firsts Long Lasts Sun Fronts Glory Calm Snow Perceive Gracious Steadfast

Book:MEN AND WOMEN Songs of love and life

Source: MEN AND WOMEN Songs of love and life

“For sudden the worst turns the best to the brave, The black minute's at end, And the elements' rage, the fiend voices that rave, Shall dwindle, shall blend, Shall change, shall become first a peace out of pain, Then a light, then thy breast, O thou soul of my soul! I shall clasp thee again, And with God be the rest!”

Firsts Soul Ends Light Pain Turns Black Voice Minutes Worst Elements Brave Rage My Soul Thee Breasts Rave

Book:The Works of Robert Browning

Source: The Works of Robert Browning

“Grow old along with me! The best is yet to be, the last of life, for which the first was made. Our times are in his hand who saith, 'A whole I planned, youth shows but half; Trust God: See all, nor be afraid!”

Life Inspirational Firsts Made Whole Shows Hands Motivational Age Lasts Time Grows Half Youth Aging Planning Our Time Trust In God Growing Old Funny Marriage Best Is Yet To Come

Author:Robert Browning

“That's the wise thrush; he sings each song twice over, lest you should think he never could recapture the first fine careless rapture!”

Thinking Should Firsts Song Wise Fine Singing Careless Rapture Getting Over You Singing Songs Thrush

Author:Robert Browning

“grow old with me. the best is yet to be. the last of life for which the first was made.”

“To do good things in the world, first you must know who you are and what gives meaning to your life.”

Thinking Knows World Life Giving Firsts Helping Self Help Self Awareness Who You Are Good Things

Author:Robert Browning

“The common problem, yours, mine, everyone's Is ? not to fancy what were fair in life Provided it could be ? but, finding first What may be, then find how to make it fair Up to our means.”

Life Firsts May Mean Problem Common Mines Findings Fairs Fancy

Book:Browning: Biographical Notes, Appreciations, and Selections from His

Source: Browning: Biographical Notes, Appreciations, and Selections from His

“In the first is the last, in thy will is my power to believe.”

Firsts Believe Lasts Belief

Book:The Poems of Browning: 1847-1861

Source: The Poems of Browning: 1847-1861

“Into the street the piper stepped, Smiling first a little smile As if he knew what magic slept In his quiet pipe the while. And the piper advanced And the children followed.”

Ifs Firsts Children Littles Magic Streets Quiet Pipe Pipers

Author:Robert Browning

“I see my way as birds their trackless way. I shall arrive,- what time, what circuit first, I ask not; but unless God send his hail Or blinding fire-balls, sleet or stifling snow, In some time, his good time, I shall arrive: He guides me and the bird. In his good time.”

Way Firsts Time Asks Fire Bird Balls Guides Snow My Way Good Times Circuits Hail Stifling Guide Me Sleet

Book:Complete Plays of Robert Browning

Source: Complete Plays of Robert Browning

“The sad rhyme of the men who proudly clung To their first fault, and withered in their pride.”

Men Firsts He Man Pride Faults Rhyme Withered

Book:The Works of Robert Browning

Source: The Works of Robert Browning

“It 's wiser being good than bad; It 's safer being meek than fierce; It 's fitter being sane than mad. My own hope is, a sun will pierce The thickest cloud earth ever stretched; That after Last returns the First, Though a wide compass round be fetched.”

Firsts Earth Lasts My Own Sun Return Mad Rounds Clouds Wide Be Good Sane Fierce Wiser Compass Being Me Pierce Meek

Book:The Works of Robert Browning

Source: The Works of Robert Browning

“All service ranks the same with God,- With God, whose puppets, best and worst, Are we: there is no last nor first.”

Firsts God Lasts Worst Puppets

Author:Robert Browning

About the Author

Born: May 7, 1812
Died: December 12, 1889
Known for: Poet
Quotes: 346

Books & Sources

The Works of Robert BrowningRelated source material

The Poems of Browning: 1847-1861Related source material

An Introduction to the Study of Robert Browning's PoetryRelated source material

Robert BrowningRelated source material

Selections from Robert BrowningRelated source material

The Agamemnon of Aeschylus, La Saisiaz, Etc.Related source material

The Poetical Works of Robert BrowningRelated source material

Complete Plays of Robert BrowningRelated source material

MEN AND WOMEN Songs of love and lifeRelated source material

The Poems of Browning: 1841-1846Related source material

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