The Poetical Works of Robert Browning
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Volume: 5 General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1882 Original Publisher: Smith, Elder and co. Subjects: Literary Criticism / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh Literary Criticism / European / French Literary Criticism / Poetry Poetry / General Poetry / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It...
MoreVolume: 5 General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1882 Original Publisher: Smith, Elder and co. Subjects: Literary Criticism / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh Literary Criticism / European / French Literary Criticism / Poetry Poetry / General Poetry / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: SORDELLO. 1840. BOOK THE FIRST. A QUIXOTIC ATTEMPT. Who will, may hear Sordello's story told : His story ? Who believes me shall behold The man, pursue his fortunes to the end, Like me : for as the friendless-people's friend Spied from his hill-top once, despite the din And dust of multitudes, Pentapolin Named o' the Naked Arm, -I single out Sordello, compassed murkily about With ravage of six long sad hundred years. Only believe me. Ye believe ? Appears Verona . . . Never, I should warn you first, Of my own choice had this, if not the worst Yet not the best expedient, served to tell A story I could body forth so well By making speak, myself kept out of view, The very man as he was wont to do, 4 VHY THE POET HIMSELF ADDRESSES And leaving you to say the rest for him. Since, though I might be proud to see the dim Abysmal past divide its hateful surge, Letting of all men this one man emerge Because it pleased me, yet, that moment past, I should delight in watching first to last His progress as you watch it, not a whit More in the secret than yourselves who sit Fresh-chapleted to listen. But it seems Your setters-forth of unexampled themes, Makers of quite new men, producing them, Would best chalk broadly on each vesture's hem, The wearer's quality; or take their stand, Motley on back and pointing-pole in h...
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