More from Robert Browning
- 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 context
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And thus we sit together now,
And all night long we have not stirred,
And yet God has not said a word!
Ah, but a man’s reach should exceed his grasp,
Or what’s a heaven for?