Robert Browning
Robert Browning
Robert Browningwas an English poet and playwright whose mastery of the dramatic monologue made him one of the foremost Victorian poets. His poems are known for their irony, characterization, dark humour, social commentary, historical settings, and challenging vocabulary and syntax...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth7 May 1812
birthday strong men
When is man strong until he feels alone? Colombe's Birthday
hath mind
This Quiet, all it hath a mind to do, doth.
early rain soon sullen wind worst
The rain set early in to-night, / The sullen wind was soon awake. / It tore the elm-tops down for spite. / And did its worst to vex the lake.
begins fight within worth
When the fight begins within himself, a man's worth something.