The peerless cup afloat Of the lake-lily is an urn some nym… - Robert Browning

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The peerless cup afloat
Of the lake-lily is an urn some nymph
Swims bearing high above her head.

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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The peerless cup afloat Of the lake-lily is an urn some nymph Swims bearing high above her head. - Robert Browning

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