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Life of Robert Browning

Chapter XI · Chapter 11

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By William Sharp • Curated US English Learning Edition

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It is needless to dwell upon what followed.

The world has all that need be known.

To Browning himself it was the abrupt, the too deeply pathetic, yet not wholly unhappy ending of a lovelier poem than any he or another should ever write, the poem of their married life.

There is a rare serenity in the thought of death when it is known to be the gate of life.

This conviction Browning had, and so his grief was rather that of one whose joy has westered earlier.

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Life of Robert Browning

Chapter XI · Chapter 11

Chapter 11 of Life of Robert Browning is here in full — 2879 sentences across 576 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/575 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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It is needless to dwell upon what followed.

Line 2

The world has all that need be known.

Line 3

To Browning himself it was the abrupt, the too deeply pathetic, yet not wholly unhappy ending of a lovelier poem than any he or another should ever write, the poem of their married life.

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There is a rare serenity in the thought of death when it is known to be the gate of life.

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This conviction Browning had, and so his grief was rather that of one whose joy has westered earlier.

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Serenity noun US /səˈren.ə.t̬i/

The state of being calm, peaceful, and untroubled by external storms.

From this reading “There is a rare serenity in the thought of death when it is known to be the gate of life.”

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a

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abrupt

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all

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From this reading The world has all that need be known.

and

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From this reading This conviction Browning had, and so his grief was rather that of one whose joy has westered earlier.

another

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any

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From this reading To Browning himself it was the abrupt, the too deeply pathetic, yet not wholly unhappy ending of a lovelier poem than any he or another should ever write, the poem of their married life.

be

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From this reading The world has all that need be known.

Browning

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conviction

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death

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From this reading There is a rare serenity in the thought of death when it is known to be the gate of life.

deeply

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dwell

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From this reading It is needless to dwell upon what followed.

earlier

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ending

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ever

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followed

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gate

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grief

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From this reading This conviction Browning had, and so his grief was rather that of one whose joy has westered earlier.

had

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From this reading This conviction Browning had, and so his grief was rather that of one whose joy has westered earlier.

has

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he

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himself

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his

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From this reading This conviction Browning had, and so his grief was rather that of one whose joy has westered earlier.

in

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From this reading There is a rare serenity in the thought of death when it is known to be the gate of life.

is

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It

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joy

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known

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From this reading The world has all that need be known.

life

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lovelier

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married

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From this reading To Browning himself it was the abrupt, the too deeply pathetic, yet not wholly unhappy ending of a lovelier poem than any he or another should ever write, the poem of their married life.

need

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needless

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From this reading It is needless to dwell upon what followed.

not

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of

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one

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From this reading This conviction Browning had, and so his grief was rather that of one whose joy has westered earlier.

or

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From this reading To Browning himself it was the abrupt, the too deeply pathetic, yet not wholly unhappy ending of a lovelier poem than any he or another should ever write, the poem of their married life.

pathetic

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poem

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rare

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From this reading There is a rare serenity in the thought of death when it is known to be the gate of life.

rather

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From this reading This conviction Browning had, and so his grief was rather that of one whose joy has westered earlier.

serenitynounUS /səˈren.ə.t̬i/

The state of being calm, peaceful, and untroubled by external storms.

From this reading There is a rare serenity in the thought of death when it is known to be the gate of life.

should

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From this reading To Browning himself it was the abrupt, the too deeply pathetic, yet not wholly unhappy ending of a lovelier poem than any he or another should ever write, the poem of their married life.

so

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From this reading This conviction Browning had, and so his grief was rather that of one whose joy has westered earlier.

than

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From this reading To Browning himself it was the abrupt, the too deeply pathetic, yet not wholly unhappy ending of a lovelier poem than any he or another should ever write, the poem of their married life.

that

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From this reading The world has all that need be known.

The

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From this reading The world has all that need be known.

their

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From this reading To Browning himself it was the abrupt, the too deeply pathetic, yet not wholly unhappy ending of a lovelier poem than any he or another should ever write, the poem of their married life.

There

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From this reading There is a rare serenity in the thought of death when it is known to be the gate of life.

This

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From this reading This conviction Browning had, and so his grief was rather that of one whose joy has westered earlier.

thought

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From this reading There is a rare serenity in the thought of death when it is known to be the gate of life.

to

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From this reading It is needless to dwell upon what followed.

too

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From this reading To Browning himself it was the abrupt, the too deeply pathetic, yet not wholly unhappy ending of a lovelier poem than any he or another should ever write, the poem of their married life.

unhappy

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upon

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From this reading It is needless to dwell upon what followed.

was

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From this reading To Browning himself it was the abrupt, the too deeply pathetic, yet not wholly unhappy ending of a lovelier poem than any he or another should ever write, the poem of their married life.

westered

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From this reading This conviction Browning had, and so his grief was rather that of one whose joy has westered earlier.

what

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From this reading It is needless to dwell upon what followed.

when

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From this reading There is a rare serenity in the thought of death when it is known to be the gate of life.

wholly

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From this reading To Browning himself it was the abrupt, the too deeply pathetic, yet not wholly unhappy ending of a lovelier poem than any he or another should ever write, the poem of their married life.

whose

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From this reading This conviction Browning had, and so his grief was rather that of one whose joy has westered earlier.

world

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From this reading The world has all that need be known.

write

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From this reading To Browning himself it was the abrupt, the too deeply pathetic, yet not wholly unhappy ending of a lovelier poem than any he or another should ever write, the poem of their married life.

yet

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From this reading To Browning himself it was the abrupt, the too deeply pathetic, yet not wholly unhappy ending of a lovelier poem than any he or another should ever write, the poem of their married life.

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