John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
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| Robert Browning. (1812–1889) (continued) |
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| Have you found your life distasteful? My life did, and does, smack sweet. Was your youth of pleasure wasteful? Mine I saved and hold complete. Do your joys with age diminish? When mine fail me, I’ll complain. Must in death your daylight finish? My sun sets to rise again. |
| At the “Mermaid.” Stanza 10. |
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| “With this same key Shakespeare unlocked his heart” 1 once more! Did Shakespeare? If so, the less Shakespeare he! |
| House. x. |
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| God’s justice, tardy though it prove perchance, Rests never on the track until it reach Delinquency. 2 |
| Cenciaja. |
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| Good, to forgive; Best, to forget! Living, we fret; Dying, we live. |
| Dedication to La Saisiaz. |
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| Can we love but on condition that the thing we love must die? |
| La Saisiaz. |
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| Sky—what a scowl of cloud Till, near and far, Ray on ray split the shroud: Splendid, a star! |
| The two Poets of Croisic. |
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| As if true pride Were not also humble! |
| In an Album. |
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| Wanting is—what? Summer redundant, Blueness abundant, Where is the blot? |
| Wanting—is what? |
| Note 1. See Wordsworth, page 485. [back] |
| Note 2. See Herbert, page 206. [back] |