Robert Browning ( 10 of 73 )
And I have written three books on the soul,
Proving absurd all written hitherto,
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And I have written three books on the soul,
Proving absurd all written hitherto,
And putting us to ignorance again.
Stung by the splendour of a sudden thought.
Stung by the splendour of a sudden thought.
For thence,--a paradox
Which comforts while it mocks,--
Shall life succeed in that it seems to fail:
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For thence,--a paradox
Which comforts while it mocks,--
Shall life succeed in that it seems to fail:
What I aspired to be,
And was not, comforts me:
A brute I might have been, but would not sink i' the scale.
Whenever a separation is made between liberty and justice,
neither, in my opinion, is safe.
Whenever a separation is made between liberty and justice,
neither, in my opinion, is safe.
Measure your mind's height by the shade it casts.
Measure your mind's height by the shade it casts.
Her voice changed like a bird's:
There grew more of the music, and less of the words.
Her voice changed like a bird's:
There grew more of the music, and less of the words.
What I aspired to be and was not, comforts me.
What I aspired to be and was not, comforts me.
But there are times when patience proves at fault.
But there are times when patience proves at fault.
Autumn wins you best by this, its mute
Appeal to sympathy for its decay.
Autumn wins you best by this, its mute
Appeal to sympathy for its decay.
For the preacher's merit or demerit,
It were to be wished that the flaws were fewer
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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!
