Gold as it was, is, shall be evermore: Prime nature with an… - Robert Browning

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Gold as it was, is, shall be evermore: Prime nature with an added artistry —
No carat lost, and you have gained a ring.
What of it? 'T is a figure, a symbol, say;
A thing's sign: now for the thing signified.

Robert Browning

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Robert Browning (7 May 1812 – 12 December 1889) was an English poet and husband of Elizabeth Barrett Browning.

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Alternative Names: Robert Barrett Browning • Browning

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for the natural man is roused
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Oh never star
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