EpiloguetoPacchiarottovolume；Prologueto“LaSaisiaz“；
　　Prologueto“TwoPoetsofCroisic“；“Epilogue“；“Pheidippides“；
　　“HalbertandHob“；“IvanIvanovitch“；“Echetlos“；“Muleykeh“；
　　“PanandLuna“；“Touchhimne’ersolightly“；Prologueto“Jocoseria“；
　　“CristinaandMonaldeschi“；“MaryWollstonecraftandFuseli“；“Ixion“；
　　“NevertheTimeandthePlace“；Song，“Roundusthewildcreatures“；
　　Song，“Wishnowordunspoken“；Song，“Yougropedyourway“；Song，“ManIam“；
　　Song，“OnceIsaw“；“Verse-making“；“NotwithmySoulLove“；
　　“Asknotoneleastwordofpraise“；“Whyfromtheworld“；
　　“TheRoundofDay“Pts。9，10，11，12ofGerarddeLairesse；
　　Prologueto“Asolando“；“Rosny“；“Now“；“Poetics“；“SummumBonum“；
　　“APearl“；“Speculative“；“Inapprehensiveness“；“TheLadyandthePainter“；
　　“BeatriceSignorini“；“ImperanteAugusto“；“Rephan“；“Reverie“；
　　Epilogueto“Asolando“inall，122。
　　Buthavingdrawnupthisimaginaryanthology，possiblywithfaultsofcommissionandprobablywithworseerrorsofomission，Ishouldliketotakethereaderintomyconfidenceconcerningacertainvolume，originallycompiledformyownpleasure，thoughnotwithoutthoughtofoneortwodearkinsmenofascatteredBrotherhood
　　avolumehalfthesizeoftheprojectedTranscripts，andrareasthatstarinthetipofthemoon’shornofwhichColeridgespeaks。
　　`Flowero’theVine’，soitiscalled，hasfordouble-mottothesetwolinesfromtheEpiloguetothePacchiarottovolume
　　“Man’sthoughtsandlovesandhates!
　　Earthismyvineyard，thesegrewthere“
　　andthesewords，alreadyquoted，fromtheShelleyEssay，“Iprefertolookforthehighestattainment，notsimplythehigh。“
　　I。From“Pauline“*1*1。“Sun-treader，lifeandlightbethineforever!“2。TheDawnofBeauty；3。Andromeda；4。Morning。
　　II。“HeapCassia，Sandal-buds，“etc。songfrom“Paracelsus“。
　　III。“OvertheSeaourGalleyswent“songfrom“Paracelsus“。
　　IV。TheJoyoftheWorld“Paracelsus“。*2*V。From“Sordello“
　　1。Sunset；*3*2。TheFugitiveEthiop；*4*3。Dante。*5*
　　VI。OttimaandSebaldPt。1，“PippaPasses“。VII。JulesandPhenePt。2，“PippaPasses“。VIII。MyLastDuchess。IX。InaGondola。
　　X。HomeThoughtsfromAbroad1and2。XI。MeetingatNight：
　　PartingatMorning。XII。AGrammarian’sFuneral。
　　XIII。Saul。XIV。RabbiBenEzra。XV。LoveamongtheRuins。
　　XVI。EvelynHope。XVII。MyStar。XVIII。AToccataofGaluppi’s。
　　XIX。AbtVogler。XX。Memorabilia。XXI。AndreadelSarto。
　　XXII。TwointheCampagna。XXIII。JamesLee’sWife。XXIV。Prospice。
　　XXV。From“TheRingandtheBook“1。OLyricLoveTheInvocation：
　　26lines；2。Caponsacchill。2069to2103；3。Pompiliall。181to205；
　　4。Pompiliall。1771to1845；5。ThePopell。2017to2228；
　　6。CountGuidoBook11，ll。2407to2427。XXVI。Prologueto“LaSaisiaz“……Prologueto“TwoPoetsofCroisic“。XXVIII。Epilogueto“TwoPoetsofCroisic“。XXIX。NevertheTimeandPlace……“RoundustheWildCreatures，“etc。songfrom“Ferishtah’sFancie。“TheWalk“Pts。9，10，11，12，of“GerarddeLairesse“……“Onewordmore“ToE。B。B。。*6*
　　*1*Thefirst，fromthelinequoted，extendsthrough55lines
　　“Toseetheeforamomentasthouart。“No。2consistsofthe18linesbeginning，“Theycametomeinmyfirstdawnoflife。“No。3，the11linesoftheAndromedapicture。No。4，the59linesbeginning，“Night，andonesingleridgeofnarrowpath“to“delight“。
　　*2*No。IV。comprisesthe29linesbeginning，“Thecentrefireheavesunderneaththeearth，“downto“ancientrapture。“
　　*3*No。V。The6linesbeginning，“Thatautumnerehasstilled。“
　　*4*The22linesbeginning，“As，shallIsay，someEthiop。“
　　*5*The29linesbeginning，“Forhe，forhe。“
　　*6*Tothese32selectionstheremustnowbeadded“Now“，“SummumBonum“，“Reverie“，andthe“Epilogue“，from“Asolando“。
　　ItishereIwillnotsayin`Flowero’theVine’，norevenventuretorestrictivelyaffirmitofthatlargerandfullercompilationwehaveagreed，forthemoment，tocall“TranscriptsfromLife“
　　itishere，intheworthiestpoemsofBrowning’smostpoeticperiod，that，itseemstome，hishighestgreatnessistobesought。
　　Inthese“MenandWomen“heis，inmoderntimes，anunparalleleddramaticpoet。Theinfluenceheexercisesthroughthese，andtheincalculablycumulativeinfluencewhichwillleavenmanygenerationstocome，isnottobelookedforinindividualsonly，butinthewholethoughtoftheage，whichhehasmouldedtonewform，animatedanew，andtowhichhehasimpartedafreshstimulus。
　　ForthisadeepdebtisduetoRobertBrowning。Butoverandabovethisshapingforce，thismanipulativepoweruponcharacterandthought，hehasenrichedourlanguage，ourliterature，withanewwealthofpoeticdiction，hasaddedtoitnewsymbols，hasenabledustoinhaleamoreliberalifanunfamiliarair，has，aboveall，raisedustoafreshstandpoint，astandpointinvolvingourconstructionofanewdefinition。
　　Here，atleast，weareonassuredground：here，atanyrate，werealisethescopeandqualityofhisgenius。But，letmehastentoadd，he，athishighest，notbeingofthosewhowouldmakeImaginationthehandmaidoftheUnderstanding，hasgivenusalsoaDoradoofpurepoetry，ofpricelessworth。Triedbytheseveresttests，notmerelyofsubstance，butofform，notmerelyofthemelodyofhighthinking，butofrareandpotentverbalmusic，thelargernumberofhis“MenandWomen“poemsareastreasurableacquisitions，inkind，toourliterature，astheshorterpoemsofMilton，ofShelley，ofKeats，andofTennyson。
　　Butonceagain，andfinally，letmerepeatthathisprimaryimportancenotgreatness，butimportanceisinhavingforcedustotakeupanovelstandpoint，involvingourconstructionofanewdefinition。
　　Thereare，inliteraryhistory，few`scenesdelavieprivee’
　　moreaffectingthanthatofthegreatestofEnglishpoetesses，inthematurityofherfirstpoeticperiod，lying，likeafadingflower，forhours，fordayscontinuously，inadarkenedroominaLondonhouse。
　　SoillwasMissElizabethBarrett，earlyinthesecondhalfoftheforties，thatfewfriends，herselfeven，couldventuretohopeforasingleoneofthoseSpringswhichsheprevisionedsolongingly。
　　Tous，lookingbackatthisperiod，inthelightofwhatweknowofastoryofsingularbeauty，thereisanaddedpathosinthecircumstancethat，asthesingerofsomanyexquisitesongslayonherinvalid’ssofa，dreamingofthingswhich，asshethought，mightneverbe，allthatwasloveliestinherlifewasfastapproaching
　　though，likealljoy，notwithoutanequallyunlooked-forsorrow。
　　“Ilivedwithvisionsformycompany，insteadofmenandwomen……
　　northoughttoknowasweetermusicthantheyplayedtome。“
　　Thisisnottheoccasion，andifitwere，therewouldstillbeimperativeneedforextremeconcision，whereontodwellupontheearlylifeofElizabethBarrettBrowning。TheparticularsofitarefamiliartoallwholoveEnglishliterature：forthereis，intruth，notmuchtotellnotmuch，atleast，thatcanwellbetold。
　　Itmustsuffice，here，thatMissBarrettwasbornonthe4thofMarch1809，*
　　andsowasthesenior，bythreeyears，ofRobertBrowning。
　　*Shouldbe1806。SeenoteinTableofContents。A。L。，1996。
　　By1820，inremoteHerefordshire，thenotyeteleven-year-oldpoetesshadalready“criedaloudonobsoleteMusesfromchildishlips“
　　invarious“nascentodes，epics，anddidactics。“Atthistime，shetellsus，theGreekswereherdemi-gods，andshedreamtmuchofAgamemnon。
　　Inthesameyear，insuburbanCamberwell，alittleboywasoftenwonttolisteneagerlytohisfather’snarrativeofthesamehero，andtoallthemovingtaleofTroy。Itissignificantthatthesetwochildren，sofarapart，bothwiththelightofthefutureupontheirbrows，grewupinfamiliaritywithsomethingoftheantiquebeauty。
　　Itwasalifelongjoytoboth，that“sereneairofGreece“。
　　Manyanhourofgloomwascharmedawaybyitforthepoetesswhotranslatedthe“PrometheusBound“ofAeschylus，andwrote“TheDeadPan“：
　　manyahappydayandmemorablenightwerespentinthat“belovedenvironment“
　　bythepoetwhowrote“Balaustion’sAdventure“andtranslatedthe“Agamemnon“。
　　Thechiefsorrowofherlife，however，occurredinherthirty-firstyear。
　　Sheneverquiterecoveredfromtheshockofherwell-lovedbrotherEdward’stragicdeath，amysteriousdisaster，forthefounderingofthelittleyacht`LaBelleSauvage’isalmostasinexplicableasthatofthe`Ariel’
　　intheSpezzianwatersbeyondLerici。Notonlythroughtheensuingwinter，butofteninthedreamsofafteryears，“thesoundofthewavesranginmyearslikethemoansofonedying。“
　　TheremovaloftheBarretthouseholdtoGloucesterPlace，inWesternLondon，wasagreatevent。Here，invalidthoughshewas，shecouldseefriendsoccasionallyandgetnewbooksconstantly。