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ROBERT BROWNING. 2 - ZaunköniG - 21.06.2007 THE POET OF HUMAN LIFE. SILENCE and Night sequestered thee in vain! Oblivion's threats thou proudly couldst defy. Thou art not dead—such great souls do not die: One small world's range no longer could constrain That strong-winged spirit of its freedom fain: New stars, new lives, thy fearless quest would try. Our baffled vision may not soar so high— We mourn, as loss, thine infinite, great gain. Yet, keen of sight, to whom men's souls lay bare, Stripped clean of shams, unclothed of all disguise, Revealed to thee as if at each soul's birth Thou hadst been nigh to stamp it foul or fair— Why shouldst thou seek new schools to make thee wise Who shared Heaven's secrets whilst thou walked on earth? DECEMBER, 1890. |