Robert Browning1812–1889- Men and Women (1855), “Fra Lippo Lippi, line 54.
Ah, but a man’s reach should exceed his grasp,
Or what’s a heaven for?Andrea del Sarto (1855), Men and Women (1855), “Andrea del Sarto”, line 98.In contextNever the time and the place
And the loved one all together!“Never the Time and the Place” (1883).- One Word More (1855), Stanza xvii.
- Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919), Waring, ii.
Just for a handful of silver he left us,
Just for a riband to stick in his coat.Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919)- Rabbi ben Ezra (1864), Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919), Rabbi Ben Ezra.In context
- Paracelsus (1835), Part 5.
- Men and Women (1855), “Bishop Blougram’s Apology”, line 996.
- Men and Women (1855)
I judge people by what they might be,—not are, nor will be.
A Soul’s Tragedy (1846), Act ii.When the fight begins within himself,
A man’s worth something.Men and Women (1855), “Bishop Blougram’s Apology”, line 693.God is the perfect poet,
Who in his person acts his own creations.Paracelsus (1835), Part 2.Autumn wins you best by this its mute Appeal to sympathy for its decay.
Paracelsus (1835), Part 1.
