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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

“We shall march prospering,-not thro' his presence; Songs may inspirit us,-not from his lyre; Deeds will be done,-while he boasts his quiescence, Still bidding crouch whom the rest bade aspire.”

May Stills Done Song Deeds March Aspire Boast Bidding Prospering

Book:Browning: Poems

Source: Browning: Poems

“But God has a few of us to whom he whispers in the ear; The rest may reason and welcome; 'tis we musicians know.”

Knows May Reason Musician Ears Welcome

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“Wander at will, Day after day,-- Wander away, Wandering still-- Soul that canst soar! Body may slumber: Body shall cumber Soul-flight no more.”

May Stills Soul Body Flight Wander Soar Slumber

Book:Robert Browning

Source: Robert Browning

“There is an inmost center in us all, where truth abides in fullness;....and, to know, rather consists in opening out a way where the imprisoned splendor may escape, then in effecting entry for a light supposed to be without.”

Knows Way May Light Opening Supposed To Be Fullness Entry Splendor

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“Who knows but the world may end tonight”

Knows World May Ends Time Tonight Night Time

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“Any nose may ravage with impunity a rose.”

May Flower Rose Noses Impunity

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“One may do whatever one likes. In art, the only thing is, to make sure that one does like it.”

May Doe Art Artist Likes

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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!”

May Flower Summer Tunes June Beans Boon Blackbirds

Book:The Poems of Browning: 1847-1861

Source: The Poems of Browning: 1847-1861

“Unless you can love, as the angels may, With the breadth of heaven betwixt you; Unless you can dream that his faith is fast, Through behoving and unbeloving; Unless you can die when the dream is past- Oh, never call it loving!”

May Dream Past Dies Heaven Angel Breadth

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“A lion may die of an ass's kick.”

May Dies Ass Kicks Lions

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“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

“What? Was man made a wheel-work to wind up, And be discharged, and straight wound up anew? No! grown, his growth lasts; taught, he ne'er forgets: May learn a thousand things, not twice the same.”

Men May Made Lasts Growth Work Forget Learning Taught Wind Thousand Wounds Wheels

Book:Robert Browning

Source: Robert Browning

“Lose who may-I still can say, Those who win heaven, blest are they!”

May Stills Winning Heaven Loses

Book:Browning: Poems

Source: Browning: Poems

“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

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“Truth is within ourselves; it takes no rise From outward things, whate'er you may believe. There is an inmost centre in us all, Where truth abides in fulness; and around, Wall upon wall, the gross flesh hems it in, This perfect, clear perception-which is truth. A baffling and perverting carnal mesh Binds it, and makes all error: and to know Rather consists in opening out a way Whence the imprisoned splendour may escape, Than in effecting entry for a light Supposed to be without.”

Knows Way Believe May Light Perfect Clear Wall Truth Is Perception Errors Flesh Opening Supposed To Be Centre Gross Entry Splendour Hem Mesh

Book:An Introduction to the Study of Robert Browning's Poetry

Source: An Introduction to the Study of Robert Browning's Poetry

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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