Quote by: Robert Browning

The rain set early in tonight, The sullen wind was soon awake, It tore the elm-tops down for spite, And did its best to vex the lake: I listened with heart fit to break. When glided in Porphyria; straight She shut the cold out and the storm, And kneeled and made the cheerless grate Blaze up and all the cottage warm;


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Author Bio


  • NameRobert Browning
  • DescriptionEnglish poet and playwright of the Victorian Era
  • BornMay 7, 1812
  • DiedDecember 12, 1889
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionPlaywright; Poet; Writer
  • WorksThe Ring And The Book