Andever,belowallthestressandfailure,belowallthetriumphofhistoil,isthebeautyofhisdream。Itwas“asurpassingSpirit“
thatwentfromoutourmidst。
“Onewhoneverturnedhisbackbutmarchedbreastforward,Neverdoubtedcloudswouldbreak,Neverdreamed,thoughrightwereworsted,wrongwouldtriumph,Heldwefalltorise,arebaffledtofightbetter,Sleeptowake。“
“Speed,fighton,fareeverThereashere!“arethelastwordsofthisbravesoul。Intruth,“theairseemsbrightwithhispastpresenceyet。“
“Sun-treaderlifeandlightbethineforever;
ThouartgonefromusyearsgobyandspringGladdens,andtheyoungearthisbeautiful,Yetthysongscomenototherbardsarise,Butnoneliketheetheystandthymajesties,LikemightyworkswhichtellsomeSpiritthereHathsatregardlessofneglectandscorn,Till,itslongtaskcompleted,ithathrisenAndleftus,nevertoreturn。“
[Thisindexisincludedtoallowthereadertobrowsethemainsubjectsincludedinthisbook。Thenumbersinbracketsarethenumberofmentionsintheoriginalindexaseachmentionmaybelongorshort,thesenumbersshouldbeusedonlyasageneralindication。]
A
Barrett,Arabella[2]
Barrett,Edward[1]
Barrett,Mr。[3]
“BeatriceSignorini“[1]
BeautifulinVerse,the[1]
Beethoven[1]
“Before“[1]
“BellsandPomegranates“[3]
“BenKarshook’sWisdom“[1]
Berdoe,E。[3]
“Bifurcations“[1]
“BishopBlougram“[2]
Blake,William[1]
“ABlotinthe’Scutcheon“[6]
BossuetandBrowning[1]
Browning,Clara[1]
Browning,ElizabethBarrett:Browning’searlyinfluenceon[1];
bornMarch4,1809really1806[1];hergirlhoodandearlywork[1];
deathofbrother[1];residenceinLondon[1];
“TheCryoftheChildren“[1];friendshipswithHorneandKenyon[1];
herappreciationofBrowning’spoems[1];correspondencewithhim[1];
engagement[1];acquaintancewithMrs。Jameson[1];marriage[1];
Mr。Barrett’sresentment[1];journeytoParis[1];thencetoPisa[1];
Browning’sloveforhiswife[1];“SonnetsfromthePortuguese“[1];
inspringtoFlorence[1];toAncona,viaRavenna,inJune[1];
winteratCasaGuidi[1];“AuroraLeigh“[1];descriptionofpoetess[2];
birthofsonin1849[1];“CasaGuidiWindows“[1];
1850,springinRome[1];proposaltoconferpoet-laureateshiponMrs。Browning[2];1851,visitsEngland[1];winterinParis[1];
sheisenthusiasticaboutNapoleonIII。andinterestedinSpiritualism[1];
summerinLondon[1];autumnatCasaGuidi[1];winter1853-4inRome,1856“AuroraLeigh“,deathofKenyon,legacies[1];
1857,deathofMr。Barrett[1];1858,delicacyofMrs。Browning[1];
July1858,BrowningstraveltoNormandy;“TwoPoemsbyElizabethBarrettandRobertBrowning“,1854[1];1860,“PoemsbeforeCongress“,anddeathofArabellaBarrett[1];“NorthandSouth“[1];
returntoCasaGuidi,anddeathon28thJune1861[2]。
Browning,Reuben[3]
Browning,Robert:borninLondonin1812[3];hisliteraryandartisticantecedentsandcontemporaries[1];hisparentageandancestry[2];
concerningtracesofSemiticorigin[1];hissisters[1];hisfather[1];
hismother[2];hisuncle,ReubenBrowning[1];theCamberwellhome[1];
hischildhood[1];earlypoems[1];translationoftheodesofHorace[1];
goestoschoolatPeckham[1];hisholidayafternoons[1];
“DeathofHarold“[1];criticismsofMissFlowerandMr。Fox[1];
hereadsShelley’sandKeats’spoems[2];hehasatutor[1];
attendsGowerStreetUniversityCollege[1];hedecidestobeapoet[1];
writes“Pauline“,1832[1];itispublishedin1833[1];
“Pauline“[1];criticismsthereon[1];Rossettiand“Pauline“,studiesatBritishMuseum[2];travelsin1833toRussia[1];
toItaly[1];returntoCamberwell,1834[1];andbegins“Paracelsus“,sonnetsigned“Z“,1834[1];loveforVenice[1];“Paracelsus“[2];
criticismsthereon[2];hemeetsMacready[1];“Narses“[1];
hemeetsTalfourd,Wordsworth,Landor[1];“Strafford“[1];
hisdramas[1];hisloveofthecountry[1];“PippaPasses“[2];
“Sordello“[1];originof“TheRingandtheBook“,1865[1];
“TheRingandtheBook“[1];“TheInnAlbum“[1];“MenandWomen“[1];
proposed“TranscriptsfromLife“[1];“Flowero’theVine“[1];
correspondencebetweenhimandMissBarrett[1];meetingin1846[1];
engagement[1];marriage,12thSeptember1846[1];sojourninPisa[1];
theygotoFlorence[1];toAncona,viaRavenna[1];
“TheGuardianAngel“[1];CasaGuidi[1];birthofson,March9th,1849[1];
theygotoVallombrosaandBagnidiLuccafortheautumn,andwinteratCasaGuidi[1];springof1850inRome[1];
“TwointheCampagna“[1];1851,theyvisitEngland[1];
descriptionofBrowning[1];winter1851-2inPariswithRobertBrowning,senior[1];BrowningwritesPrefatoryEssaytoMoxon’seditionofShelley’sLetters[1];midsummer,BathsofLucca[1];inFlorence[1];
“InaBalcony“[1];winterinRome,1853-4[1];theworkwrittenthere[1];
“BenKarshook’sWisdom“[1];“MenandWomen“published[1];Kenyon’sdeath,andlegaciestotheBrownings[1];poemswrittenbetween1855-64[1];
July1858,BrowningsgotoNormandy[1];“LegendofPornic“,“GoldHair“[1];autumnof1859inSienna[1];winter1860-61inRome[1];
deathofMrs。Browning,June1861[1];“Prospice“[1];
1866,Browningloseshisfather;MissSariannaresideswithBrowning[1];
hiswaysoflife[1];firstcollectededitionofhisworks,1868[1];
firstpartof“TheRingandtheBook“published[1];“HerveRiel“[1];
Tauchnitzedition,1872[1];“BishopBlougram“[1];“Selections“[1];
“LaSaisiaz“,1877[1];“TheTwoPoetsofCroisic“[1];
laterworks[1];“PrinceHohenstiel-Schwangau“,“RedCottonNightcapCountry“[2];“FifineattheFair“[3];
“Jocoseria“[1];1881,BrowningSocietyestablished[1];
hislatteryears[1];revisitsAsolo[1];PalazzoRezzonico[1];
religiousbelief[1];death,December12th,1889[2];
funeral[1];tobeestimatedbyanewdefinition[1];
aspoet,ratherthanasthinker[1];hisloveoflife[1];
his,likeBossuet’s,aHebrewgeniusfecundatedbyChristianity[1];
hisartisticrelationstoDeathandSex[1];where,instandpoint,hediffersfromTennyson[1];astoqualityofhisMASSofwork[1];
intellectuallyexploited[1];hisdifficulties,andtheirattractiontomany[1];hisattitudetothefuture,influence,andsignificance[1];
summaryofhislife-work[1]。
Browning,RobertWiedemannBarrett[5]
Browning,Robertsenior[8]
Browning,SariannaMrs。[4]
Browning,SariannaMiss[3]
BrowningSociety,the[2]
Browning,WilliamShergold[1]
Byron[1]
“BytheFireside“[1]
“CalibanuponSetebos“[3]
Camberwell[7]