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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

“The heavens and earth stay as they were; my heart Beats as it beat: the truth remains the truth.”

Heart Earth Heaven My Heart Beats Remains Heaven And Earth Heart Beat

Book:The Works of Robert Browning

Source: The Works of Robert Browning

“Hand Grasps at hand, eye lights eye in good friendship, And great hearts expand And grow one in the sense of this world's life.”

World Heart Hands Light Eye Grows Friendship This World Good Friend Great Hearts Good Friendship

Book:Selections from Robert Browning

Source: Selections from Robert Browning

“Sorrow, the heart must bear, Sits in the home of each, conspicuous there. Many a circumstance, at least, Touches the very breast. For those Whom any sent away,--he knows: And in the live man's stead, Armor and ashes reach The house of each.”

Knows Men Heart Home House Bears Circumstances Sorrow Breasts Ashes Armor

Book:The Agamemnon of Aeschylus, La Saisiaz, Etc.

Source: The Agamemnon of Aeschylus, La Saisiaz, Etc.

“The rain set early in tonight, The sullen wind was soon awake, It tore the elm-tops down for spite, And did its best to vex the lake: I listened with heart fit to break. When glided in Porphyria; straight She shut the cold out and the storm, And kneeled and made the cheerless grate Blaze up and all the cottage warm.”

Heart Made Break Wind Cold Fit Rain Warm Storm Awake Spite Lakes Tonight Cottages Sullen Vex Grate

Book:The Works of Robert Browning

Source: The Works of Robert Browning

“Heart, fear nothing, for, heart, thou shalt find her- Next time, herself!-not the trouble behind her”

Heart Next Behinds Trouble Next Time Fear Nothing

Book:Browning: Poems

Source: Browning: Poems

“How good is man's life, the mere living! How fit to employ all the heart and the soul and the senses forever in joy!”

Men Life Heart Soul Joy Forever Inspire Fit Mere Senses Life Changing

Book:Selections from Robert Browning

Source: Selections from Robert Browning

“Only I discern Infinite passion, and the pain Of finite hearts that yearn.”

Heart Pain Passion Infinite Finite

Author:Robert Browning

“Where the heart lies, let the brain lie also.”

Heart Lying Emotion Brain

Author:Robert Browning

“"With this same key Shakespeare unlocked his heart" once more! Did Shakespeare? If so, the less Shakespeare he!”

Ifs Heart Keys

Author:Robert Browning

“Italy, my Italy! Queen Mary's saying serves for me (When fortune's malice Lost her Calais): "Open my heart, and you will see Graved inside of it 'Italy.'"”

Heart Lost My Heart Fortune Queens Mary Malice

Author:Robert Browning

“All the breath and the bloom of the year in the bag of one bee; All the wonder and wealth of the mine in the heart of one gem; In the core of one pearl all the shade and the shine of the sea; Breath and bloom, shade and shine,- wonder, wealth, and-how far above them- Truth, that's brighter than gem, Truth, that's purer than pearl,- Brightest truth, purest trust in the universe- all were for me In the kiss of one girl.”

Years Heart Truth Girl Universe Wealth Wonder Sea Mines Kissing Breaths Shining Core Bags Shade Bees Pearls Brighter Gems

Book:Browning's Shorter Poems

Source: Browning's Shorter Poems

“Open my heart, and you will see Graved inside of it ‘Italy.'”

Heart My Heart

Author:Robert Browning

“If you can sit at set of sun And count the deeds that you have done And counting find oneself-denying act, one word That eased the heart of him that heard. One glance most kind, Which fell like sunshine where he went, Then you may count that day well spent.”

Ifs Wells Heart Kind May Done Sun Relationship Heard Oneself Deeds Sunshine Classroom Glances One Word Counting Day Well Spent

Author:Robert Browning

“O woman-country! wooed not wed, Loved all the more by earth's male-lands, Laid to their hearts instead.”

Heart Country Earth Land Males

Book:Men and women

Source: Men and women

“Would you have your songs endure? Build on the human heart.”

Humans Heart Song Endure Composer Human Heart

Book:The Works of Robert Browning

Source: The Works of 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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