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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ASOLANDO: POETICS, by ROBERT BROWNING Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: So say the foolish!' say the foolish so, love? Last Line: What is she? Her human self, -- no lower word will serve. | |||
"So say the foolish!" Say the foolish so, Love? "Flower she is, my rose" -- or else, "My very swan is she" -- Or perhaps, "You maid-moon, blessing earth below, Love, That art thou!" -- to them, belike: no such vain words from me. "Hush, rose, blush! no balm like breath," I chide it: "Bend thy neck its best, swan, -- hers the whiter curve!" Be the moon the moon: my Love I place beside it: What is she? Her human self, -- no lower word will serve. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...DE GUSTIBUS' by ROBERT BROWNING A DEATH IN THE DESERT by ROBERT BROWNING A GRAMMARIAN'S FUNERAL by ROBERT BROWNING A LOVER'S QUARREL by ROBERT BROWNING A TOCCATA OF GALUPPI'S by ROBERT BROWNING A WOMAN'S LAST WORD by ROBERT BROWNING ANDREA DEL SARTO (CALLED THE FAULTLESS PAINTER) by ROBERT BROWNING APPARENT FAILURE by ROBERT BROWNING |
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