PippaPasses 10230641

NTRO DUC TIO N
Pi ppa Pas s es was published in 1 84 1 ,
o ccupying the initial nu m ber of

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B ell s and
Po megranate s ,
and was first reprinted in the
Po e m s of
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1 849 M r. G os se s ay s that
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the general public was first w o n t o B rowning

by thi s dra m a C e rtai n ly the play s till re
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m ain s one O f the m os t popular of the poet s

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w orks .
The idea of Pippa Pa s ses ca m e t o B rown

ing o n e day in his youth while he w a s wan
dering through D ulwich Wood He heard .
a gipsy girl S inging and imagined some one

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walking thus al o ne through life ; one ap
p are n t l y too Obscure to leave a trace o f his
or her passag e ye t exercising a lasting though
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unc o nsciou s influence at every step . The

image took the shape O f F e li ppa or Pippa
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the littl e silk winding girl O f A so l o N O

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viii In t roduct i on
where in l iterature , p r o bably can be,fou nd a

m ore effective illu stration of the Bib l ical text ,
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A little child s hall lead them .
The dra m a is E ven if a

a moral tonic .
reader c o uld be foun d with the o btu s en e ss

or hardiho o d t o deny it s brilliant w orkman
shi p he w o uld be forced to admit its wh ole
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s o m e at m o s ph ere and prof o und ethical motive .
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The latter is s u mm ed up in Pippa s songs
A ll r i
s e v ce ra nks the s am e i
w t h G o d,
G od i n H i s h e av e n ,
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A ll s right w i th
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t h e wo rld
T he play wi l l not yield half its beauties at

fir s t readin g . The p er so n whose favorite
p o ets are L ongfell ow and Mrs . H e m an s
m ay e ven think it very di fficul t in place s ,
yet it is n ot at all obscure I t si m ply de .
mands , like all O f B rowning s wr iting s ’
exceedingly cl o se attenti on .
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Pippa Passes
is a boo k to read ,
re- read , s tudy and love , .
In t r oduct i on ix
B rownin g him s elf it will be remembered dis

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clai m ed all inte nti on of fur n i shing intellectual

a m u semen t f o r an idle m an H e thinks so
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s wiftly that it i s never ea sy t o foll ow him

with o ut c oncentrati on O f mind ; his th ought s
reach s o high i n t o the e m pyrean that they
are s ometi m e s cl oud cappe d -
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Yet a little hard cli m bing is trem end o u s ly

rewarding W hat a View fro m t he s u m m it !
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All hu m a n nature lie s befo re us in pan oram a ,
a n d O f n o o n e O f B row n i ng s w ork s i s thi s

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truer than of Pi ppa Pa s se s
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It s me n tal.
ba si s s ay s Shar p
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what R os setti called
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‘fundam ental brain w o rk -

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i s a s lu m i n o u s
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de pth within depth a s the m orning air

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it s S ide the m ore O b viou s l y pr of o un d poe m s ,
‘Bi s h o B l m
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and the re st are m e re
p o u g ra ,
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skilled dialectic s
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p r o fu n dity O f the drama is al s o e m pha sized
by M r Sted m an w ho call s it t h e m os t
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s i m ple and varied O f B r o w ni ng s lay that ’
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which shows every side of his geniu s has ,

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m o st lightne s s and s trength and al l in al l

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m ay be ter m ed a representative poem Mr .

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William Vaughan M oo dy ha s recently char

a ct e ri ze d it s till m o re unequiv o cally a s that
erfect fruit f B rowning s youthful imagina
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ti o n
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Pi ppa Passe s 1 5 l ess ro
p p erly a drama
tha n t o quot e M r William Sharp a lyrical
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m a s que W i th interspers ed dramatic epi s ode s

and subsidiary interludes in I t is
p r o s e .
hardly nece s sary t o read a d o zen l ine s In

o rder to be c o nvinced that the play i s e s s en
t iall y unactable There is no veri s im ilitude

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in the s peech O f the litt l e s ilk winding girl ; -
S he u s es language quite beyo nd the ran g e ,
o r even the c once ption of a pea sant Th e

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wh o le drama is surcharged with the i m agina

tive language O f pure poetry Yet t he pe r .
son age s — while t hey do not alway s talk in
character — are not the poet hi m self m a s

q u e r a di ng They
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individual and consistent I t w ould s eem

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therefore as though their manner of s peech

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were due t o s ome original theo ry of art e n

t e rt ain e d by the auth o r rath e r than t o care
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le s sne ss or ign o rance B r owni ng deliberately

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s et s out,
it would appear t o di sregard the
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mere verity of fact s in the intere s t O f a

higher truth I f he aband o n s the actual
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d ialect O f a m ill girl he s till ex pre s s es o nly

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s uch e m oti on s a s S h e m ight easily have had .
I t i s n o t ph ot ography ; it is the real reach

ing o ut into the ideal ; the pros e O f fact
m arrie d to the poetry o f imagination .
B rowning set s free the pent up emotions in -
the dum b little heart and de m on strates

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that he know s the child/ better even than

S h e k n o w s herself .
But there are other rea s on s besides thi s

de parture from c om m on place veri s im ilitude ,
which m ake thi s a reading drama rather than

a s tage dram a The acti on lack s the unity
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of a s trongly executed pl ot The leading .
gro u ps of characters a re scar ce l y acquain ted

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with the fact O f each other s exi stence There .
is n o sub pl o t or s ubtle i n terweavin g O f m o

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t ive s,and the m ain e pi sode s them s elve s touch

with o ut c o hering The princi pal Dra m a t is
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P e rs ond are c o nnected in the r e ader s mind
o nly becau s e the life of each is influenced by

the S inging O f Pippa N ever w as a play
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which escaped actual incoherence so epis odi

cal and l oo sely strung .
A s till further Obj ection t o Pippa Pa s se s

as a s tage play l i e s in th e fact that of the
four chief epi s odes three are frag m entary .
What do we kn o w res pecting the fate of

L uigi ? What O f the future O f Jule s and
Phene ? W e do n ot learn even when or in
what manner t h e B i sh op will se e Pi ppa r e
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s t o red t o her rights “
Pippa Pa sse s
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as s uredly a product ion o f great brillian cy
and O f extraordinary charm but a succe s sful,
p yl a in any c o nventi o n al s en s e it can hardly

be called I t is a lyrical drama or a dramatic
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p o em .
In t r oduct i on
Pi ppa Pa ss e s is
a group of four scen e s ,
together with a pr ol ogu e thr e e interlude s , ,
an d an e pil ogu e The firs t t wo interlude s

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and the fourth s cene are in pr os e Half a .

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d ozen beautiful son g s are inter spers ed

thr ough o ut the play .
The characterizati on is varied in the ex

treme . The pers o n s w ho figure in the action
include street girl s s tudent s police officer s
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a C ath olic bi sh op a s culpt o r a wealthy land

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o wner and a y o ung I talian c ons pirator

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The .
real heroine of c o ur s e is
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P ppa , wh o w ind s S ilk ,
T h e wh o le ye a r r o un d , to e ar n j u s t b r e a d a n d m ilk .
W e are introduced t o her in her garret c ham

ber on the dawn of N ew Year s D ay h e r ’
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on e h oliday in t he year She sprin g s out of .
b ed at s unri s e with the re s oluti on t o enj oy

t o the full the day o f u n accu st om ed lei s ure .
She i s te m pted t o e n vy a little the fo rtunate

o ne s of A so l o wh o s e h o liday i s continuous
xiv In t roduct i on
throughout the year :

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G reat haughty O t
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tima , w ho ha s the pa ssionate homage of her
l over Sebald ; J ule s the artist
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to w ed Phene, a young girl of wonderful
beauty ; L uigi and hi s m o ther, “
unmatched
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fo r true content and M onsign o r the
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B i s h op, “
that h oly and bel oved prie st wh o ,
is expected from R o me to -
vi s it his b rother s ’
home at A solo . Pippa crowds down her

tem ptation to envi ou s feeling however and , ,
reflecting that G od ’
s l ove is best after all ,
goe s forth from her chamber with a light

hearted so ng to enjoy her N ew Year s h o li ’
day N ow it happens that

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happiest one s are i n grave m o ral peril and ,
as they reach re s pectively the very cri s i s of
their sp iritual de s tiny , Pippa pa s s e s, all un
con s ciou sly with , a so ng on her li ps which is

erfectly ada ted awaken the conscience
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p p to
of the te m pted soul and stre n gthen it s waver

i ng choice of right A l l of the s e fo lk whom
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the S ilk win ding girl

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Int r odu ct i on xv
ab ove her are s aved from the danger which

thr e atens them and their l ive s are vitally
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changed thro ugh her hu m ble influence When .
eveni n g c om e s Pippa cli m bs t o her bare roo m

with a final happy song and fall s a slee p with
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o ut the least su spici o n that her life or w o rd s
have been of intere s t o r s ervice to any on e .
The other character s of the play o ffer

strong c ontra st s : Ottim a “
m agnificent in,
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S in , is a w o m an of c o urage o u s inde pendent ,
p er s o n ality wh olly given over t o a gui lty

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p a s si o n H er aged and infir m hu sban d L uca

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has b een killed by her l over Sebald and , ,

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hers elf and Sebald i s j u s t su fferi n g from a

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new b orn re m o rs e O tti m a has all but s uc

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c e eded in winning him back by her bla n di s h
ment s when Pi ppa pas s es s i ngi ng G od s in ,

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his heave n and the m an s di sillu sion m ent
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is c om plete T heir co nvers ation on the hill

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s ide with its tragic ending is j u stly pro

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n oun ce d by the editor s of the Ca m berwell
B rown ing “
on e of
, the m ost tremend ou s
xvi In t rodu ct i on
scenes in al l literature E special l y mar .
ve ll o u s is the pa s s age recalling the thunder
storm in the f ore st B uried in wo od s we

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lay yo u recollect
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There is n othing finer
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in the wh ole range of m odern po etry .
Jules the a rti s t is the victi m of a sava g e

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ractical j o ke layed u n him by h i s riva l

p p , po
arti st s who envy and hat e him They have

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dec oyed him into a l ove a ffair with a beauti

ful paid model wh om they have thrown in
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his way and wh om he thinks t o be pos se ss ed

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of ideal purity . He h as no so oner m arried
her than he dis covers the i m po sture , and is
ab o ut to cast her off whe n Pippa pa s s e s S ing

i ng the l ovely ng of Q ueen Kath arine s
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page . H e in s tantly change s his p ur pos e ,
and re solve s t o awaken the late nt s oul of the

ign o ran t girl who ha s been a party to the
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decepti on and finally decide s t o s eek a new

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future with his bride in her land of G reece .
L uigi is a y o ung I talian patri ot w ho con , ,
ce ive s it t o b e hi s m is s io n to kill the E m peror

In t r odu ct ion xvi i
of Austria H e has an evenin g meeting with

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his m o ther In a turret o n the hill side near

Asolo H is m other endeav o rs t o di ss uade
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him fro m h is purpos e and he i s ab out to ,
yield on b eing re m inded of th e propo s ed vi s it

of hi s betr othed in Ju n e but Pi ppa pa ss e s at
thi s m om ent and her , so ng s trengthen s his
waveri n g courage H e l e ave s the t ower
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and thu s e s cape s the police who have been

watching him .
M on s ign o r the B i sh o p ha s an interview

with hi s s uperintendent in the palace by the
D u om o regarding the e state of the B i sh o p s ’
late brother which the eccle siastic covet s f or

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him s elf N ow it h appen s that Pippa th o ugh

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al l unkn own t o her s elf i s the daughter O f ,
the dec e a s e d brother an d thu s the real heir

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e s s of t he e s tate M a ff e o te m pt s t h e B i sh op
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t o re m ove the girl fr o m h i s path and ex plai n s ,
the trap already s e t for her ruin s olicitin g ,
M on sign or s acqui e s ce n c e in t h e pl ot The

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B isho p hesitate s tor n betwee n duty an d

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covet o usness when , Pippa passes , and her

song s tab s his conscience . He has his
c o un s ellor arrested and puni s hed . By what
has truly been called a beautiful iece of
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dramatic j u stice ,
Pippa i s S hown to ha ve
s aved her self through having s aved the
B isho p .
B ost on , j u ty
LI
ST O F I O NS
LLUSTRATI
PA GE
A h , t he l r
c ea mo rning ! I can see Sa i nt
M ark ’
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( p ag e 2 7) F r on t ispi ece
W orsh ip w ho m e lse ? For am I not , th is day,

W ha t e e r I pl e a s e ?
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I k i ss yo u n ow , d ear i
O tt m a , no w , a n d n ow !
Th is w ay
! ou b y m e,
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A nd I b y yo u ; t h s i s yo u h an r d In m i ne,
id
A nd s e by s e we s it id”
O h , you m ay l
co m e c o se r — we sh a ll not e at
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you !
O rh ead t h e t r e e t ops m e e t
ve ,
Flo w e rs a nd g r ass spri ng n e a t h o n e s f e e t

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PE R S O N S
PI PP A .
O TT I MA .
S EB A L D .
Fo r e i gn Stu d ent s .
G O TTL I E B .
SC HRA MM .
JU LE S .
P H ENE .
A us t ri an Po li ce .
B LU P H O CKS .
L U I G I a n d h i s M O TH E R .
P o o r G irl s .
MO N S I G N O R and h is A t t en d ant s .
PI
PPA PAS S E S
A DRAMA
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DA! AT ASO LO IN TH E T R EV I S AN .
A l a rg e , m ea n , a i ry com m . A g ir l , P IPP A ,
r om t he s i l k- m i l l s , s r i ng i ng oed
f p ou t o
f .
DA ! !
F a ster and m ore fa st ,
O er night s bri m day b oils at la st

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B oil S pure g old o e r t h e cl o ud cup s brim

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Wher e spurti ng and suppre s s ed it lay

F or n ot a fro th fl ak e t o uched the r im
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O f yo n der gap in th e s olid gray

O f the ea s tern cl oud an h o ur away ,
B ut fo rth on e wavelet th e n an o ther curled , , ,
Till the wh ole sun ri s e n ot t o be s u ppre s s ed , ,
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p u P a s s es
R o se reddened and i t s s eethin g brea st

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F l i cke r e d in b o u n d s gre w gold then over, ,
fl ow e d the w orld .
O h D ay if I s quander a Wavel et o f thee

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A m i t e o f m y twelve hours trea s ure ,
The lea s t of thy gaze s or glances S I
( B e they gra n t s t h o u art b ound to o r gifts ,
above m ea sure) ,
O ne of thy ch oice s o r one of thy chan ce s

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B e they ta s k s G o d i m pos ed the e o r freak s

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at thy plea sure)

M y D ay if I s quander s uch labor or lei sure
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T hen sha m e fall on A s ol o mi s chief on m e ! ,
Thy long blue solemn h o urs

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s erenely flow
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Whence earth we feel get s steady help and

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g o od
Thy fi t f ul s u n shine min ute s c o m ing g oing
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I n which earth turn s from work in g amesom e

mood
I4 P ippa P a ss e s
T ake A sol o s F our Happie st

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Try ,
now !
O ne s
And let thy m o rni ng rain on that s u perb
G reat haughty O tti m a can rain di s turb
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H er S e b al d s h om age ? All the while thy

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B eat s fierce s t on her S hrub h o u s e win d o w

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p ane ,
H e will but pre ss the cl os er breathe m o r e ,
warm
A gain s t her cheek ; how S h ould she m ind t h e
st o rm
A nd m orn m g pa st if m idday S hed a gl o o m
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O er Jule s and Phene what care bride and

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Save f O r t h eir dear s elve s ? Ti s their mar ’
ri age day -
And while they leave church and , go h o me

their way
Hand cla sping hand within each br e a st wo uld
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be
Sunbeam s and plea s ant weather ite
sp of thee .
P ippa P a s s es I5
Then ,
f or an other trial , o b s cure thy e ve 55
Wi t h L uigi a n d his m ot her grieve

m i s t , w ill
The la dy and her child un m at ch e d for s o oth , , ,
She in h e r age a s L uigi in his y o u t h

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F o r tru e c on t e nt The c he erful t ow n ,
warm cl o s e , ,
A n d s afe t he s o o n e r that th o u art m o ros e

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R eceive s t h e m ! A n d ye t once again out ,
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In s t o r m a t n ight on M o n sign o r they

m ake
Such s t ir ab out wh o m they expect fro m

Rom e
To vi s it A s ol o his b ro t h e r s h om e
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And say here m a s se s pr op er t o r e le as e 65
A so ul fr o m pai n — w hat s t o rm dare s hurt

his pe a ce
C al m w o uld he pray w ith his ow n t h o ught s

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t o w ar d
Thy thu n d e r O ff no r want th e an g e l s guard

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B ut i ppa ju st on e s uch m i s cha n ce w o uld
P
po i l
1 6 P ipp a P a s s e s
H er day that lighten s the next twelve m onth s ’
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At wearis o me s ilk wi n ding coil o n c o il !

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And here I let ti m e S lip f o r n o ught !

Aha you fo o lhardy s u n bea m caugh t ,
With a S ingle spla sh fro m m y ew e r !

! ou that would m o ck the be s t purs uer ,
Was m y ba s in overdee p
O n e sp la sh of water ruin s ou
y a sleep ,
And up, up, fleet y our brilliant bit s

Wheeling and count e r wh e e l in g
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R eeling broken bey ond healing

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No w gr o w together on the ceili n g !

That will ta sk y our wit s .
Whoever it was quenched fire first ho ped , to
se e
M o r s el after m or s el flee
As m errily a s giddily ,
M eanti m e what light s m y s unbeam o n ?

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W here s ettle s by d e gree s the radia t cr pple

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O h is it s urely bl o wn m y m a r t ag o n
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N ew bl o wn and ruddy as Saint Agne s nipple

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1 8 P ippa P a ss es
My m orning, n oo n eve night — how spend

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m y day
TO m o rro w
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I must be Pippa, who wind s
silk ,
T he wh o le year ro und , to earn j u st bread

and m ilk
B ut , thi s on e d ay, I have l eave to go ,
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And play out my fancy s fulle s t ga m es ;
I m ay fancy all day and it S hall be so
That I ta s te of the plea s ures am cal l ed,by
the names
O f the H appie s t F our in our A s o l o !
See ! Up the hill s ide yonder through the ,
m orning ,
Some on e shall l ove m e as the w o rld call s ,
l ove II
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I am no les s than O ttima take warning ! ,
The gardens and the great stone h ou s e

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above ,
A nd other hou s e for shrubs all glass , in

f ron t ,
P ippa P a ss e s 1 9
A re m ine ; where Sebald s teals , as he is

w ont ,
To court m e while ol d L uca yet re po se s ;

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And therefore till the shrub hou s e door

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unclo se s ,
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I what now ? give abundant cause f or
p rate
Ab out me Q O ttim a I mean of late
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T o o b old t oo confident s he ll s till face down

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The spitefulle s t of talkers in our t own

H o w we talk in the little t own below !
B ut l ove love l ve
, , o —
there s better love ’
I kn ow !
Thi s fooli s h l ove w as only D ay s firs t o ff er ; ’
I ch oos e m y next l ove t o defy the s co ff er :

F o r do n ot o ur B ride and B ri degroom sally
O ut of Po s sagno church at noon ?

Their h ou s e lo o k s over O r can a valley
Why s hould I not be the bride as s oo n
As O t tima ? F o r I saw be s ide , ,
A rrive last night that little bride

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S a w, if you cal l it seeing her , on e flash

O f the pale sno w pure cheek and bright black
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tresse s ,
B lacker than all exce pt the black eyelash ;

I wonder s he contrive s th o s e lids no dre ss e s !
S o s trict w a s she the vei l
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Should cover cl o se her pale

Pure cheek s — a bride t o look at and scarce
t ouch ,
Scarce t o uch re member Ju l es !

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for are
not such
U sed t o be tended fl ow e r like every feature
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As if one s breath w ou ld fray the lily of a

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A soft and easy life these ladie s lead !

Whiteness in us were w o nderful indeed .
O h s ave that bro w its virgin dim ness

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Kee p that foot its lady pri m nes s ,
L et tho s e ankle s never s werve

F ro m their exquisite reserve ,
Yet have t o trip al ong t he streets l ike m e ,
All but naked t o the knee !

P ippa P a s s es 2 I
How will S he ever grant her Jule s a bliss

S o startling as her real fir s t infant kiss ?
O h no
, , not envy this !
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N ot en vy sure — f or if you gave m e

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L eave t o take o r t o refu s e ,
I n earne st do you think I d ch oose

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T hat sort of new l ove t o en s lave m e ? 1 60
M ine S h o u l d have lapped m e round fro m the

begi nning ,
A S little fear o f l o sing it a s winning ;

L over s grow cold m e n learn to hate their
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wive s ,
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And o nly parents love can last our lives .
At eve the Son and M other g ent l e pair 1 6 5 , ,
Commu n e in s ide our turret what prevents

M y bei n g Lu i g i ? While that m os sy lair
O f lizard s through the winter time i s stirred -
,
W ith each to each i m pa rting sweet intent s

F or this new year as brooding bird t o bird
,
F or I o bserve of late the e vening walk

( ,
1 71
O f L uigi and his m o ther alway s end s

I nsid e our ruined turret where they talk
, ,
22 P ippa P a ss es
Cal me r than l o vers , ye t more kind than

friends) ,
L et me be cared about kept out of harm

, ,
And schemed for safe in love as with a

,
I7 6
charm ;
L et me be L uigi ! I f I o nly knew
What w as my mother s face’
— m y father ,
too !
N ay if you come to that best love of all

, ,
’
I s G od s ; then why not have G od s love ’
1 80
befa l l
Myself as in the palace by th e D ome
, ,
M onsig no r ? w ho t o night will ble s s the

-
ho m e
O f his dead brother ; and G od will bles s in
turn
That heart which beat s those eye s which ,
mildly burn
With love for al l men ! I to night at ,
-
lea st 8 S I
,
Wou l d be that ho ly and beloved priest .

P ippa P a s s es 2 3
No w wait even I already see m to S hare

I n God ’
s l ove : what does N e wYear s hymn -
’
d e clare
What other meaning do t hese v er s e s bear
All s ervice ra n k s the s a m e with G od 1 90 _ .
I f now as fo rmerly he tro d

,
Paradi s e his pre s ence fill s

,
O ur earth each only as Go d wills

,
C an wo rk G od s puppets be st an d worst
’
, ,
Are we ; t here is no la s t nor first 1 95 .
”
Say not a s mall event ! Why s m all ?
C o st s it m ore pain that thi s ye call

A great event s h ould co m e t o pa ss
“
,
Than that ? U ntwin e m e from the m a s s

O f deed s which m ake up life one deed
Po wer shall fall s h ort in o r exceed
And m ore of it and more of it oh ,
es
y
I will pa ss each and , se e their happine s s ,
And envy n one being j u st as great no ,
d oubt ,
U s eful to men and dear ,

to G od as they
,
!
A pretty thin g to care ab o ut

So mightily thi s S ingle h oliday !
,
B ut let the s un s hine ! Wherefore re pine ?

With thee t o lead me 0 D ay of mine , ,
D o wn the gra ss path gray with dew -

,
U nder the pine wood blind with bo ughs -

,
W here the swall ow n ever flew

N or yet cicala dared carou s e
N o dared carou s e ! S ue e n t e rs t u
, [ e s t re e t .
I . MO R N I N G . t ii e s em b
I
t ou s e . L UCA S Wi ’
e, O TT A MA , a nd nor p a r a
m ou r , t ko Ger m a n S EB AL D .
S EB A LD [s i ng s ! .
L et the watching lid s wink !

D ay s ablaze w ith eye s think
’
,
D ee p int o the n ight drink ! ,

2 6 P ippa P a ss e s
S EB A LD .
thus it u s ed t o be ! A y,
E ve r your ho u s e was I rem ember shut 1 5

, ,
Till m idday ; I obs erved that , as Istrolled

On m ornings
’
thro the vale here : c o untry
girl s
W ere n oi sy was hin g garm ent s in the bro ok
, ,
Hind s drove the s l ow white o xen up the

hills ;
B ut n o your hou se w as m ute would ope no
, ,
e ye ! 20
And wi s ely ; y ou were plotting one thing

there ,
N ature ano ther out side I l ooked up .
R o ugh white wo od S hutters ru sty iro n bar s , ,
Si lent as death blind in a flo od

,
of light .
O h I remem ber !
, an d the pea s ant s laughed
An d said The old m an S lee ps with the

,
”
young wife ! 26
T hi s h o us e wa s his thi s chair thi s wind ow , ,
-
his !
P ippa P a s s e s 2 7
O TT IM A .
Ah ,
the clear morning ! I can se e Saint
M ark s ; ’
That black streak is the belfry St op .
Vicenz a
Sh ould lie — the re s Padua plain enough
’
, ,
that blue ! 30
Lo ok o e r my sh o ulder foll ow m y finger !

’
S EB A LD .
M orning
I t s eems to m e a night with a sun added .
’
Where s dew where s fre shne ss ? That
’
,
I
bruised plant I brui s ed ,
In getting thro the lattice ye ster eve

’
[ -
,
D ro ops as it did See here s m y elb ow s

.
,
’ ’
mark 35
I the dust O the S ill

’ ’
.
OTT IM A .
Oh , s hut the lattice , p ray

P ippa P a sses
S EB A LD .
L et me l ean out I cannot scent blood here

.
F oul as the m o rn may be .
There S hu t the world out

,
How do you feel now O ttima ? Th ere , ,
curs e
The world and al l outside ! L et u s throw
,
O ff 40
This mas k : h ow do you hear yours e lf ?

L et s out ’
With all of it !
O TT I M A .
B e st never sp eak of it .
S EB A LD .
B est speak ag ain and yet again of it ,
Til l words cea s e to be more than wo rds .
”
His blood ,
F or instance — let th o se two words mean

H is bl ood 45
P ippa P a ss es 2 9
And nothing more . N otice I ll say the m

,
’
n o w,
His bl o od .
O TT IM A .
A s suredly if I repented
T he deed
S EB A LD .
R epent ? w ho S h ould repent or why ? ,
What put s that in your head ? D id I once

sa
y
That I repented ?
O TT IM A .
N o I s aid the deed

,
S EB A LD .
T he deed and the ev ent j ust now it

w as
O ur pa ssi on ’
s fruit — the devil take such
cant
30 P ippa P a s s es
Say once and always L uca was a witto l

, , ,
I am his cutthro at are

‘
ou
, y
O TT IM A .
’
H ere s the wine ;
I brought it when we left the h ou s e above ,
A nd gla ss e s t oo wine of b oth s orts .
B lack ? white then ? 56
S EB ALD .
B ut am not I his cutthroat ? What are

you ?
O TT IM A .
There trudges on his busine s s from the

D u om o
B enet the Ca puchin with his brown h ood ,
A nd bare feet always in on e place at

church 60
,
C l ose under the st o ne wall by the south

entry ,
I used to t ake him f or a brown cold piece

P ippa P a ss es 3 I
O f the wall s self a s out of it he ro s e

’
,
T o let m e pa s s at firs t I say I u s ed , ,
N ow so has that dumb figure fa stened

,
me ,
I rather S h o uld account the pla stered wall

A piece of him s o chilly does it s trike
.
, .
Thi s Sebal d
,
S EB A LD .
N o,
the white w ine —
the white wine !
Well O tti m a I prom i s ed no n ew year
, ,
Sh ould ri s e on u s the ancient s ha m eful

way , 70
N or doe s it ri s e : p our on ! To your black

eyes !
D o you remember la s t damned N ew Year s -
’
day ?
O TT I M A .
You bro ught those foreign prints . We

l ooked at them
O ver the wine and fruit . I had to s cheme
’
To get him from the fire . N othin g but

s ayi ng 75
H is o wn set want s the proof mark r o u s ed

-
,
him up
To hunt the m out .
S EB A LD .
Hark yo u O ttima , ,
O ne thing s to gua rd again s t

’
We l l not .
’
m ake m uch
O of th e o ther
ne that is not make more ,
Parade o f w a r m th childi s h O ffi ciou s c o il

, 80 ,
T han ye sterday if sweet I s uppo sed

as , ,
Proof u pon pr o o f were needed no w n o w fir s t , ,
To sh o w I l ove you yes still love you ,
love you
I n spite of Luca and what s come to him ’
Sure S i gn we had him ever in o ur th oughts ,
W hite sneering ol d
reproachful face and all !
!
W e ll even quarrel l ove at times as if

’
, , ,
W e still could l o s e each other were not t ied ,
By this conceive you

34 P ippa Pa ss es
O TT I MA .
Then Venus body had we come upon

’
, ,
My husband L uca G addi s murdered corpse ’
Within there , at his couch fo ot -

,
covered
cl o se 1 01
Would you have po red upon it ? Why pe r
S ist
’
In po ring now upon it F o r t is here
AS much as there in the de s erted house
You cann ot rid your eye s F or me of it .
,
N ow he is dead I hate him w o r s e ; I hate

D are you stay here ? I would go back and
hold
His two dead hands and say “
I hat e you
, ,
wor s e ,
L uca than
,
S EB A LD .
O ff , off take your hands off mine !

the hot evening — o ff ! oh morning is , ,
it ? 1 10
P ippa P a ss es 35
O TT IMA .
T here
’
thing m u s t be done — you
s on e
kn o w w hat thing .
C ome in and h e l p t o carry W e m ay s leep .
Anywhere in the wh ole wide h o u s e to n ight -

.
S EB ALD .
What w ould c om e thi nk you if we l et him

, ,
lie
Ju s t as he is ? L et him lie there until 5 I1
The an ge l s t ake h im ! H e is turned by

thi s
O ff from his face beside a s you wil l see, .
O T T IM A .
Thl S dusty pane m ight s erve for l ookin g

gla s s .
T hree four , four gray hair s I s it so you

s aid II9
A plait of hair S hould wave acr os s my neck ?

No this w ay .
36 P ippa P a sses
S EB A LD .
O tti m a I wo uld g ive your neck

, ,
E ach s plendid s houlder both those breasts

,
of your s,
T hat thi s were undone ! Ki l lin g ! Kill the

world
S O L uca lives again a
y l-
ives to s putter
,
H i s fuls o me dotage on yo u y e s an d feign ,
Surprise that I return at eve t o s up 1 26

,
When all the m o rni ng I w as loiterin g here

B id me despatch my business and b e gone .
I W ould
O TT I M A .
S EB A LD .
N o,
I ll fini sh ! D o you t hin k
’
I fear to s pe ak the bare truth once for all ?

Al l we have talked of is at bottom fine I3 1
, ,
’
To s u ffer ; there s a recomp ense in guilt ;
P ippa P a s s es 37
O ne must be venturo us and fortunate

What is one yo un g for el s e ? I n age we ll
,
’
s igh
O er the wild reckles s wick ed days fl own

’
, ,
o ver I3 S
Still we have lived the vice wa s in it s place

‘
“
B ut t o have eaten L uca s bread have w o rn

’
His clothe s have felt his m oney swell my

,
p ur s e
Do l over s in rom ances S in that way ?
W hy I w as starving when I u s ed t o call 1 40
,
And teach yo u mu sic starving while you

,
p lucked m e
The s e flowers to smell !
O TT IM A .
M y poor l ost friend
S EB A LD .
H e gave me
Life nothing l ess ;
, what if he did repro ach
My pe r fidy and threaten and do more
, ,
3 8 P ipp a P a s s es
H ad he no right ? What was to wo n de r

at ? I4
S
H e s at by u s at table quietly
Why m u s t you lean a cro s s till our cheek s
h d ? ’
t ouc
Could he do less than make pretenc e t o

strike ?
’
’
Tis n ot the crime s sake ’
I d commit ten
cri m e s
G reater to have thi s crime wi ped out
, , un
d one ! 1
50
And y ou — O , how feel you ? feel you f or

me ?
O TT IM A .
We ll then I l ove
, y ou better now than eve r ,
And be s t l ook at m e while I speak to

you
B e st f o r the cri m e ; nor do I grieve in truth
“
, ,
Thi s m a sk thi s S imulated ign o rance

,
55 ,
1
T his affectati o n of s i m plicity ,
F alls O ff our crime ; thi s naked Crime of ours

P ippa Pa s s e s 39
May not now be l ook e d over

, ,
look it
down !
G reat ? let it be g re at ; but the j oy s it
brought ,
Pay they or no it s price ? C ome : they o r it !

S peak n ot ! The past woul d you give up ,
the pa s t 1 61
Such as it is plea sure and crim e together ?

,
G ive up that n o o n I owned m y l ove for you ?

’
The garden s sile n ce ! eve n the S ingle bee
Per s i s ting in hi s t oil s udd e nly st opped ,
And where he hid you only c o uld s urmise

B y so m e cam panula s chalice se t a swing
’
-
.
”
Who stam m ered ! e s I l ove you ?
, ,
An d when I ventured to receive yo u here ,
Mad e you steal hither in the mornings
S EB A LD .
When
I used to lo ok up neath the S hrub h o u s e h e re
’
-
,
Till the red fire on it s glazed wind o ws spread

T o a yell ow haze ?
O TT IM A .
Ah
my S ign was the s un ,
In fl am e d the sere S i de of yon chestnut tree -
N ippe d by the fir s t frost .
S EB A LD .
You would a l ways l au gh

A t my wet boots I had to strid e thro g ras s ’
O ver my ank l es .
O TT I M A .
T hen our crownin g nig ht !
S EB ALD .
The J ul y night ?
O TT IM A .
The day of it t oo Se bal d !

,
’
b
’
When heaven s pillar s s eemed o e r o w e d w ith
heat ,
I ts black blu e can opy su ffe red descend

- 1 80
P ippa P a ss es
S EB A LD .
Sl ower O ttima
,
O TT IM A .
Sebald , as we lay ,
Who said L et death come now ! t is right

,
“ ’
t o die !
R ight to be punished ! n o ught c om plete s s uch

bli s s
B ut w o e ! W ho s aid that ?
S EB A LD .
H ow did we ever ri s e ?
Was t that we s lept
’
? W hy did it end ?
O TT I MA .
I felt you ,
F resh tapering t o a point the r u fiIe d end s 1 97

’
O f my l oos e lock s twixt b oth y o ur humid

’
lips
My hair is falle n n o w : kn ot it again !
P ippa P a ss e s 43
S EB A LD .
I kiss you now clear O ttima now and now !

’
, , ,
Thi s w ay ? Will you forgive me —b e o n ce

'
m o re 20 1
M y great queen
O TT I M A .
B ind it thrice about my brow ;

Cr own m e y our queen y o ur spirit s arbitre s s
,
’
M agnificent in S in Say that ! .
S EB A LD .
I cro wn you
M y great whi t e queen , m y spirit
’
s arbitre s s ,
2 06
M agnificent
( F r om w i t l zo u t i s lzea r d t I
ze voi ce o f PI PP A si ng i n
g .
)
’
The year s at the sp ring ,
A nd day at the m o rn ;
’
s
M o rning s at s even
’
’
The hill side s dew pearled -
’
The lark s on the wing ;
Th e snail s on the thorn
’
G o d s in his h eaven
’
All s right with the w orld !

’
( P I PP A
S EB ALD .
G od Do that ?
’
sin hi s heaven !
Who spoke
You , ou
y s poke
O TT IM A .
Oh that little ragg ed girl

She must have rested on the step : we give
them
B ut thi s on e holiday t he wh ole year round .
D id yo u ever see our s ilk mill s —their in -
s ide
There are ten S ilk m ill s n o w bel ong to you

-
.
Sh e s t oops t o pick m y d o uble heart s ease ’

-
Sh ! “
S he does not hear : call you out l o uder !

P ippa P a s ses 45
S EB A LD .
L eave me !
GO , get your c l othes on dress those S houl
der s !
O TT I M A .
Sebald
S EB A LD .
Wipe off that paint I hate you !
O TT IM A .
M iserable
S EB A LD .
M y G od ! and S he is emptied of it now ! 2 5 2
O utright no w ! how m iraculou sly g one
All o f the grace had s he not strange grace
once ?
Why the blank cheek hang s listle ss as it

,
like s ,
N o purpo se h o ld s the feature s up t ogether ,
O nly the cloven br o w and pucker e d chin

Stay in their place s a n d the v e ry h air ,
That seem ed to have a s o rt of life in it ,
D rops a dead web

,
!
O TT IM A .
S peak to me not of m e !
“
S EB A LD .
T hat round g reat full orbed face where not

-
,
an angle
B roke the del icious indolence al l broken
O TT IM A .
T o me — n ot of m e ! U ngrateful , p erj ured

cheat ! 2 36
A co w ard too
’
, but ingrate s worse than all

B eggar my slave a fawning crin ging ,
lie !
L eave me ! betray me ! I can see y our drift !
A lie that walks and eats and drinks 2 40
S EB A LD .
Those morbid , olive , faul tl ess

blade s
I should have known there was no blood be
neath !
O TT IM A .
! ou hate me then,
? You hate me then ? ,
S EB A LD .
To think
She woul d succeed in her absurd attem pt ,
And fascinate by S inning S how herself 2 45

,
Superi o r guilt from its exce s s s u peri o r

’
T o innocence That little peasant s voice
.
H as ri ghted all again Th ough I be lo s t.

,
I know which is the better never fear , ,
O f vice o r virtue purity or lu st

, ,
N ature or trick ! I se e what I have d one ,
E ntirely now ! O h I a m proud to feel ,

Suc h torment s let the w o rld tak e credit

th ence
I having d one
,
m y deed , pa
y t oo it s price !
I hate G od
’
,
hate cur s e you ! s in
heaven '
O TT IM A .
Me !
Me ! no , no Sebald
, , not yourself ki ll
me !
M ine is the who l e crime Do but kill me .
t h en
Y ur elf then —
o s presently first hear me
speak !
I alway s meant to kill myself wait ,
!
‘
ou
y
L ean on m y brea s t not a s a breast ; d on t ’
love m e 6 2 0
The m ore becau se you lean on me my ,
own
’
H ear t s Sebald ! There there both death s , ,
pre s ently !
50 P ippa P a ss es
will hide three o r f o ur of you with a little

s queezi ng and Schramm and his pipe mu st
,
lie flat in the balcony F o ur fi ve — wh o s .

,
’
a defaulter ? We want everyb ody , for Jules

m u st n ot be s u ffered to hurt his bride when
’
the j e s t s found o ut .
8
S E C OND S T UDEN T .
All here O nly our poet s away — never

!
’
having m uch meant to be pre s ent m oo n ,
s trike him ! The airs of that fell o w that ,
Gi ovac ch l n o ! H e w as in vi o lent l ove wi t h

hi m s elf and had a fair pro s pect of t h riv
,
ing in his suit so un m olested w as it , ,
when s uddenly a woman falls in l ove with

him t oo ; and o ut of pure j ealousy he take s
,
hi m s elf O ff t o Trieste im m ortal po em and ,
all w heret o i s thi s pr ophetical e pitaph ap
p ended already as Bl u ph o c k s
, a s s ures me
H er e a m a m m ot b poe m l i es , Fou l e d t o dea t /z
-
”
by bu t t e rfl i es . H is own fault the S im pleton
, !
I nstead of cram p couplet s each like a knife ,
P ippa P a ss e s 5 I
in your e ntrail s he sh o uld write s ay s B lu p

, ,
h o ck s b oth cla ssically an d intelligibly E s

, .
cu l ap i u s , an E pic . Ca t a l og u e f
o tb e dr ug s
H e be
’
s
p l a i s t er O ne st r ip Cool s you r l ip .
P b ce bu s m u l s i on O ne bot t l e Cl ea rs you r
’
e
M e rcu ry s box Cu re s
’
t b r ot t l e . bol u s O ne
TH IRD S T UDEN T .
Sub side m y fine fell ow ! I f the

,
w a s o ver by ten o cl o ck Jule s will

’
be here in a minute with his bride .
G ood ! O nly s o should the po et s mu s e

,
’
have been univer s ally acceptable s ay s B lup ,
h o ck s e t ca n ibus nos t r is
, and D elia n ot '
better kn own to our literary d ogs than t he

boy G io vacchino ! 36
FIR S T S T UDEN T .
the point now Where s G ottlieb the

To , .
’
newc o mer ? O h li sten G ottlieb t o wha t

, , ,
52 P ippa P a sse s
has called down this piece of friendly ven

g e an c e o n Jules of which we now a ss
, emble
to witne s s the windin g -
up . We are all
agreed all in a tale
, , o b s erve when J ules
,
shall bur s t o ut on us in a fury by and by ,
I am spokesman — the verses that are to

undeceive Jul es bear m y name of Lut wyche
but each professe s himself alike in s ulted
by this strutting s tone squarer w ho came -
,
a lone from Pari s to M unich and thence with ,
a crowd of us to Venice and Po s sagn o here ,
but proceeds in a day or two alone ag ain

oh alone indubitably !
, t o R o me and
F lorence H e fo r sooth take up his po rti on

.
, ,
with these diss ol ute brutal ized heartle s s

, ,
bun glers ! — so he was heard to call u s al l

now is Schramm brutalized I S hou l d like to
, ,
know ? Am I heartless ? S6
GO TT LIEB .
Why , somewhat heart l es s ; f or, suppose

'
J ul es a coxcom b as much as you choose ,

still for this mere coxcombry you will have

, ,
bru s hed off what do folks style it ? the

bloom of his life IS it too late t o al ter ?
.
The s e love letters now you call his

-
, I ,
can t laugh at them

’
.
6 3
FOU RT H S T UDEN T .
B ecau s e you never read the sham l etters

of o ur inditing which dre w fo rth these 65 .
GO TT LIEB .
His discovery of the truth wi l l be fri ght f u l .
FOURT H S TU DE N T .
T hat s th e j oke
’
. B ut ou
y S h o uld have
i m
’
j
o ined us at the b e g n n g : there s n o d o ubt
he l ove s the girl love s a mod e l he might
hire by the h o ur ! 70
GO TT LIEB .
See here ! H e has been accustomed

“
,
’
he write s “
t o hav e Can ova s w o m en ab o ut
,
54 P ippa P a ss es
’
h im in stone and the wo rld s w o men beside
,
hi m i n fle s h ; these being a s m uch bel o w as ,
’
those ab ove hi s soul s a spi rat i on ; but now
,
he is to have the reality There you laugh.
again ! I say you wipe , off the very dew of
his youth . 78
FIR S T S T U DEN T .
Schramm ! ( Take the i

pp e out of his
mouth s o m ebody )
, will Ju l es los e the bloom
of his youth ? 81
S CHR A MM .
N othin g worth k e e pi n g is ever l o st in thi s

world : lo ok at a bl o s s om — it drops pres
ently having done it s s ervice and lasted it s
,
t ime ; but fruits s ucceed and where w o uld ,
’
be the blo s som s place c o uld it c o ntinue
'
A S well affir m that your eye is n o l o nger
in your b o dy becau s e its earliest favorite

, ,
whatever it m ay have fir s t l o ved t o l o ok on ,
i s dead an d d o n e with as that any affecti o n

P ippa P a sse s 55
is l o st to t he so ul when it s first obj ect what ,
ever happened fir s t t o s ati sfyit is s u per ,

.
in due course Keep but ever l ooki n g

s e de d .
,
whether with t h e body s eye or the m in d s’ ’
and you will so o n find something t o l ook

on ! H as a m an d one w on dering at w om e n ? ‘
— there fo llow m e n dead and alive t o

, ,
w onder at H as he d one w ondering at men

.
there s G od t o wonder at : and the faculty

’
of won der m ay be at the s ame ti m e ol d and

, ,
tired en o ugh wi t h re s pect t o it s fir s t obj ect ,
and yet y o u ng and fre sh su ffi ciently so far ,
a s concerns it s novel one Thus .

1 03
FIRS T S T UDEN T .
Put S chramm
’
i
pp e into his
s mouth again !
There you se e !
,
W ell thi s J ule s a ,
wretched fribble o h I watched hi s di s po rt

,
ing s at Pos sagno the other day ! Canova s ’
gallery ou know : there he m arche s fir s t

y
re solvedly pa s t great work s by the d o zen
without vo uchsa fi n g an eye ; all at o nc e he
“
56 P ippa P a ss es
sto ps full at the P s icb e f a nci u l l a c anno t

pass that ol d acquaintance without a nod
of enc o uragement “
I n yo ur new place ,
beauty ? Then behave yours elf as well here

as at M unich I see yo u N ext he po sts
h imself deliberately before the unfini s hed
P i e t a for half an hour with o ut moving till ,
up he starts of a sudden and thrust s his

,
very nose int o -

I say into — t he grou p ;
,
by which gesture you are informed that pre

ci s e l
y the so l e point he had no t fully mastered
’
in Canova s practice was a certain method of
u s ing the drill in t he articulation of the knee
j oint — and that likewi s e h as he mastered
, ,
at len gth ! G o o d b y therefore to po o r

-
, ,
Canova — whose gallery no l onger need de

tain his succe s s o r Jules the predestinated
,
n ovel think er in marble ! 1 28
FIF T H S T UDEN T .
Te ll him about the women ; g o on to the

women ! 1 30
58 P ippa P a s s e s
p ersevere woul d make herself known to
him ere l on g .
( Paolina ,
m y little fr i e nd of
the Fe n ice,
transcribe s divinely ) And in due .
t i m e the m y s teriou s c o rre s pondent gave cer

,
tain hint s of her peculiar charms — the p ale

cheek s , t he black hair whatever in s hort , ,
had struck M alam o cc o m o del ; we

us in o ur
retained her nam e t o o Phene which i s by

, ,
in terpretation sea eagle N ow think o f Jule s

-
.
,
findi ng himself di stingui shed fro m the herd

o f u s by such a creature ! I n his very fir st
answer he proposed marrying his m onitre s s
and fancy us o ver these letters t wo three , ,
ti m e s a day t o receive and de spatch ! I

,
c o nc o cted the main of it : relati o n s were in

—
the way secrecy m u st be o b s erved — in
fi n e wou l d he wed her on tru s t and o nly

, ,
speak to her when they were indis s olubly
united ? S t st H ere th e y come ! 6 9 1

P ippa P a s s e s 59
I
S ! T H ST UDEN T .
B oth of them ! H eaven s love ’
,
s peak
s oftly S peak within your selve s !
,
I7 I
FIF TH S TU DEN T .
L ook at the bridegr oo m Half his hair in

s t o r m and half in calm
, patted
, d o wn o ver
the left te mple , like a frothy cup one blows
o n t o c oo l it ! a n d the sa m e old blouse that
he m urders the m arble in 1 76
N ot a rich ve st like yours ,
Scratchy ! rich that your face

,
bette r s e t it o ff !
S ! I TH S T UDEN T .
And the bride ! ! e s sure e nough , ,
Phene ! Should you have kn o wn her in

cl othes H ow magnificently pale !
GO TT LIEB .
She do e s not also take it for e arnest , I

ho pe ?
O h N at alia s concern that is !

,
’
, We settle
with N atalia .
1 86
S ! I TH S T UDEN T .
She does not speak has evident ly l et

out no w o rd The o nly thing is will s h e ,
equally remember the rest of her les s on and ,
repeat correctly all tho se vers e s w hi ch are to

break t he secret to J ule s 1 91
GO T T LIEB .
H ow he gazes on her Pity pity
T hey go in n ow , s ilence ! ! ou t h ree ,
not nearer the wind o w , m ind , than that

P ippa P a ss es 6I
pomegra nate j u s t whe re the little girl who ,
a few minutes ago passed u s sin ging is ,
seated I9 7
II . NO O N . O ver O r ea na . Tb e H ouse f JU LE S
o ,
w bo cr os s es i ts t b r es b ol d w i t li P H ENE '
. s it e is
s i l en t , on w i re! . JU LE S beg i ns .
D o n ot die Phene I am your s n ow yo u

, ,
Are m ine now ; let Fate reach me how she

like s ,
I f y ou ll n ot die : S O n ever die ! Sit here

’
M y w o rkro om s S ingle seat : I o ver lean

’
-
Thi s len gth of hair and lu s tr ou s front ; they

turn 5
L ike an entire flower upward eye s l ips la st , ,
Your chin — n o last your thr oat turn s : t is

’
their s cent
Pulls down m y fac e u pon you ! N ay look ,
ever
Thi s one way til l I change grow you I ,
-
could
Change into you bel oved ,

!
You by me ,
A nd I by you ; thi s is y o ur hand in m ine,
And side by S ide we sit : all s true

’
. T hank
God !
I have Sp oken : s peak you ,
O h my life to come ,
I
M y Tydeus must be carved that s there in ’
c l ay ;
Yet how be carved with yo u ab o ut the
,
ro o m ? IS
Where must I place you ? When I think

th at once
This ro o m ful of rough b l ock work s eemed m y
heaven
With o ut you ! Shall I ever work again ,
G et fairly into my old w ays again ,
B id each conce pti on stand while trait by ,
trait,
20
M y hand transfers it s linea m ent s t o stone ?

Will my mere fancies live near yo u the i r ,
truth
The live truth pa s sing , an d re pa s sing m e,
Sitting be s ide me P
N ow sp eak !
O nly first
, ,
See all yo ur letters

, ! Wa s t ’
n ot w ell con
t r ive d P 2
5
Their hiding place is Psyc he s robe S h e keeps

-
’
Y o ur letter s n e xt her S kin which drops o ut

f o re m o st
Ah ,
thi s tha t swam do wn like a fi r st moon
beam
I nto my world
Again those eye s c om plete
Their m elanch oly s urvey s weet and S l ow , ,
30
O f all m y r o om h old s ; t o retur n an d rest

O n m e wit h pity yet som e wo nder t o o
.
, ,
As if G od bade som e spirit plague a w orld ,
A nd thi s were t he on e m om ent of s urpri se

And rrow while
so s he to o k her s tati on , p au s
ing 35
’
O er what S he sees finds good and must , ,
de stroy !
What gaze you at ? Those ? B o oks, I to l d

you of
L et your fir st wo rd to me rej oice them too ,
Thi s m in ion a C ol ut hus writ in red

, ,
B i s tre and azure by B e s sari on s S cribe 4° ’
R ead thi s line no S hame , H o mer s be

’
the G reek
F ir s t breathed me from the lips o f my G reek
girl !
My O dy s s ey in c o ar s e black vivid ty pe
With faded yell o w blos s om s twixt page and ’
page ,
To m ark great places with due gratitude 4 5

He said and on Antin o us directed
,
A bitter s haft a fl o wer blots out the rest !

Again u pon your s earch ? M y statues ,
then !
Ah do not mind that

, better that will l o ok
When cast in bronze an A l m aign Kai s er ,
that , 50
Swart green and gold with truncheon based

-
,
on hip .
P ippa P a ss es 65
This rather turn

, , What unrec o gnized
to ! ,
I th o ught y ou would have seen that here you

S it
AS I imagined yo u Hippolyta ,
N aked upon her bright N umidian hor s e 55 .
R ecall you thi s then ? Carve in b old

,
”
relief
S o yo u c om m anded “
carve against I ,
come ,
A G reek in Athen s as our fa s hion w as

, , ,
F easting bay fi l l e t e d an d thunder fr ee

,
- -
,
W ho ri s es neath the lifted m yrtle branch

’
6 ° -
.
’
Prai s e tho s e who S lew H ipparchu s cry ,
the gue st s ,
’
Whil e o er thy head the singer s myrtle
’
waves
As erst above our cha m pion stand up ,
all !
See I have labored t o ex pre ss your thought
,
.
Q uite r o und a cluster , of mere hand s and
arms 65
(Thru s t in all sen s e s all way s fr o m all

,
s ide s , ,
O nly c onsenting at the branche s end ’
They strain t oward) s erve s for fra me to a

s ole face ,
’
The Prai s er s in the centre who with eye s
, ,
Sightle ss s o bend they back to l ight in s ide 7 0

,
H i s brain where vi s i onary f o r m s thr o ng up ,
Sings m i n ding n ot that pal pitating arch

,
O f hand s and arm s no r the quick dri p of

,
wine
F rom the drenched leave s o e rh e ad n or ’
crown s ca s t O ff , 74
Vio l et and par sley cr o wn s t o tra m ple on

Sings pausin g as the patro n gh o st s a pprove
,
-
,
D evo utly their uncon querable hy m n !

”
B ut yo u m u s t say a “
well t o that sa
y ,
well
B ecause yo u gaze am I fanta stic weet
s ?
,
G aze like m y v e ry life s stu ff m arble

’
-
m ar ,
bly 80
E ven to the S ilence ! why before I f ound

The real fle sh Phene I inured m y s elf
,
T o s e e thr o ugh o ut all n ature varied s tu ff

, ,
P ippa P a ss es 67
F or better nature s b irt h b y m eans of art

’ '
With m e each s ub stance tended t o on e fo r m

,
O f beauty to the h uman archetype 86 .
O n e very S ide o ccurred s ugge stive germ s

“
O f that the tree the fl o wer o r take the

,
fruit,
S o m e ro sy shape c ontinu i ng t he peach

, ,
Curved beewi s e o e r it s b o ugh a s ro sy limbs

’
D ependin g ne stled in the leave s ; an d ju s t 9

,
1
F r om a cleft r ose peach the wh ole D ryad

-
s prang
B ut of the stu ff s one can be m a ster of ,
H o w I divined their capabilitie s

F ro m the s oft ri n ded sm oothe n i ng facile chalk
-
That yield s y o ur o utline t o t he a ir s em ’
brace , 96
Hal f softened by a hal o s pearly gl oom

-
’
D o wn t o the cri sp im peri ou s s teel s o s ure ,
To cut it s on e c onfided thought clean ou t
O f all the w orld B ut marble !

. neath m y ’
tO O lS 1 00
M ore pliable than jelly as it w e re

Some c l ear prim o rdial creature du g from

depths
I n the earth ’
s hea rt , where it s elf breeds
itself ,
And whence all baser s ubstance m ay be

w o rked
R efine it off t o air you may c ondense it I0 5 ,
D o wn t o the diam o nd is n ot metal there ,
Whe n o er the sudden specks m y chisel

’
trips
N ot fle sh as flake off flake I s cale approach
, , ,
L ay b are th os e blui s h vein s of bl ood asleep ?

Lurks flame in no stran g e winding s where ,
s ur prised “ 0
B y t he s wift i m plem ent s ent ho m e at once

f
,
F lu shes and gl owings radiate and hover

’
About it s track ?
Phene ! what why is this P
T hat whitening cheek tho s e stil l dilating ,
-
eye s !
Ah you will die
, I knew that you w o uld
die I II5
P ippa Pa ss es
PH ENE beg i ns, on b is ba o i ng l ong re m a i n e d
s i l e nt .
N ow the end s coming ; t o be s ure it mu s t

’
Have ended s ometi m e ! Tu sh why need I ,
S peak
Their fo oli sh speech ? I cannot brin g to

mind
O ne half of it beside and do not care
, ,
F or ol d N atalia n ow no r any of them, .
O h you what are you ?

, if I do not try
To say the w o rd s N atalia m ade me learn ,
To plea s e y our friends it is t o kee p m yself

,
Where y o ur vo ice lifted m e by letti n g that ,
Proceed but can it E ven you perhaps 1 5 , ,

2
Cannot take up n ow you have once let fall

, ,
’
The mu s ic s life and m e along with that
”
N o or you would ! We ll stay the n as we

,
’
, ,
are
Above the world .
You creature with the eyes !

I f I could l ook forever up t o the m 30 ,
1
7 C) P ippa Pa ss es
A s now yo u let me I believe all sin

, , ,
A ll memory of wro ng done s ufferin g b Orne, ,
Wo uld drop down , low and lo wer , to the earth

Whence all that l ow co m e s and there touch
’
s ,
and stay
N ever t o o vertake the rest of me ,
All that un spotted reache s up t o you

, , ,
D rawn by tho s e eyes What rise s is myse l f ,
N ot me the S ha m e and su fferin g ; but they

S ink ,
A re left I ri s e above them

, Keep me so
.
A bove the wo rld !

B ut yo u sink f or your eyes ,
A re al terin g altered Stay “

I love you ,
love 1 41
I could prevent it if I under stood

’
M ore of your words to me was t in the
tone
O r the words your power ?
,
O r s tay I wi l l repeat
T heir s peech if that co n tent s you
,
O nly ,
change 1 45
P ippa P a s s es 7I
N o m ore and I shall find it present ly

,
F ar back here i n the brain y ours elf filled up

, .
N atalia threatened me tha t harm w o uld fo llow

U nles s I s poke their le ss on t o the end ,
B ut harm to me I thought S he meant not

, ,
you. 50 1
Y o ur friend s — N atalia s aid they were your

friend s
And meant you well — becau s e I d o ubted it , ,
O b s erving (what w as very strange t o s e e)

O n every face so di fferent in all el se
,
IS4 ,
The s am e smile girl s like m e are u s ed t o bea r ,
B ut never men men cann ot sto op so low ;

,
Yet your friend s s peaking of you u s ed that

, ,
s mile ,
That hateful s mirk of boundle s s s elf conceit -
Which s eems to take pos s e ss i on of the w orld

And make of G od their tam e co nfederate 1 60 ,
Purvey or t o their a ppetite s you kn ow
B ut still N atalia s aid they were y our friends ,
And they a ssented though they smiled the

more ,
A nd all came round me that thin E n glish

man
With light l ank hair seemed l eader of the
,
re st ; 1 65
H e held a paper What we want said he , ,
E nding some explan ation to his friends ,
I s something slow invo l ved and mystical

, , ,
To hold Jules long in d oubt yet take his taste

,
A nd lure him on unti l at innermost 1 70
Where ’
he seeks sweetness soul he may find ,
this !
’
A s in the apple s core the noisome fly ;
For insect s on the rind are seen at once ,
And brushed aside as soon but this is found

,
”
O nly when on the li ps o r loathing tongue .
And s o he read what I have got by heart

’
I ll s peak it , D o not die love I am ,
yours
No is not that or like that part of words
, ,
Y o urself began by speaking Strange to lose

What co st much pains to learn ! I s this more
right 1 80
74 P ippa Pa ss es
And here ! said he ,

“
Jules p ro b ably will
a sk, 2 00
You have black eye s, love — you are sure ,
enough ,
My peerl e s s bride then do you tel l indeed

, , ,
What needs s o m e ex planation what means

this P
And 1 am t o go on without a word ,
So I g rew wise in L ove and Hate ,
F rom s imple that I was of late .
O nce when I loved I would enlace

, ,
B rea s t eyelid s hands feet f o r m and face

, , , , ,
O f her I l o ved in o n e embrace

,
2 09
A S if by m ere love I c o uld l o ve i m men sely !

And when I hated I w o uld plunge ,
M y sw o rd and W i pe with t he fir st lunge

,
M y fo e s whole life out like a S ponge

’
A s if by mere hate I c o uld hate i n ten s ely !

B ut n ow I am wi s er kn ow better the fa shi o n
,
How pa ss i o n seek s aid fro m its opposite

p assion
P ippa P a ss es 75
And i f I see cause to love m o re or hate ,
more
Than ever man l oved ever hated before , ,
And s eek in t heValley of L ove

’
The n e st ,
or the n ook in H ate s G rove ,
220
Where m y so ul m ay surely reach

The e s sence n o ught le s s of each
, , ,
The Hate of all Hate s the L ove ,
O f all L ove s in the Valley or G rove

,
I find the m t h e very warder s

E ach of the other s border s ’
.
When I l ove m ost L ove is disguised

,
I n Hate ; and when Hate is s urprised

I n Lo ve then I hate m o st : as k
,
H o w L ove sm ile s through Hate s iron ’
casque , 30 2
Hate grin s thro ugh L ove s rose braided ’

-
m a sk ,
An d ho w having hated thee

, ,
I s o ught l ong and pain fully

T o reach thy heart n or prick ,
The s kin but pierce t o t he quick

,
Ask this my Jule s and b e answered

, ,
straight
By thy bride — h ow the p ainter L ut
wyche can hate !
J ULE S i n t e rpos es .
Lut wyche ! w ho else ? B ut all of them no ,
do ubt ,
Hated m e : they at Venice present l y 2 39
Their turn h owever ! ,

! ou I S hall n ot meet
I f I dreamed saying this would wake m e
,
!
Keep
What s her e the go l d
’
, we cannot meet
again ,
C onsider and the money was but meant

F or t w o year s travel which is over now
’
, ,
A ll chan ce or hO pe o r care o r need of it 2 45 .
T is
h — and what comes from s e l ling the s e ,
my ca s ts
A nd b ook s and medal s except , let the m
go
T o gether , So the produce keeps you safe
O ut of Natalia s clutche s !
’
I f by chance
o r all s chan c I
’
( F e here ) S h o uld s urvive the

gang 50 2
At Venice roo t out all fifteen of the m

, ,
W e m ight m eet s omewhere since the world ,
i s wide .
( F r om w i t b o u t i s h ea r d t b e v oi ce
f PP A o PI ,
sin i
g gn .
)
G ive her but a lea st excu s e to l o ve me !
When where
H ow can thi s arm e stabli sh he r above
m e, 2
55
I f fo rtune fixed her as m y lady there ,
There already t o etern ally reprove me ?

,
”
Hi st ! s aid Kate the Q ueen ;
”
B ut O h ! cried the maide n binding
“
,
her tre ss e s ,
Ti s o nly a page that carol s un s een ,
Cru m bli ng y o ur h o und s their me ss e s
IS wron ged
s he To the re s cue of he r
h on o n
M y heart
Is s he po o r ? What cost s it to be
s tyled a don o r P 2 64
M erely an earth t o cleave a s e a to part ! ,
B ut that f o rtune S h o uld hav e thru st all

this u pon her !
”
(
“
N ay list
, ! bade Kate the Q ueen ;
And s till cried the maiden bindin g her ,
tre s se s ,
’
T i s o nly a page that car ol s unse en
F ittin g yo ur hawk s their j es s e s 2 7 0
( P I PPA pa ss es ) .
JULE S r es um es .
What nam e was that the little gir l sang

forth
Kate ? The C o rnaro , doubt l ess , who re
n oun ce d
The crown of Cyprus to be lady here

At As olo where still her mem o ry s tay s
, ,
And p easant s sing how on ce a certain

page 75
2
Pined for the g race of her so far above

His power of doin g goo d to Kate the

Q uee n
She never co uld be wronged be , poor , he

ghed
Si ,
N eed him to hel p her !

! e s, a bitter thi ng
of u s 2 80
To s e e o urlady above all e d ; n e
! e t so w e l o ok ere we will l ove n ot I ,
B ut t he world l o ok s s o I f w h o ever l oves

.
M u s t be in so m e s ort god or w o r shi pper

, , ,
The ble s sing or the blest one queen or ,
page ,
’
Why S h ould we alway s cho o s e the page s
2 85
p art ?
Here is a woman with utter need of me ,
I find myself queen here it s eem s ! ,
H o strange
w !
Look at the w oman here with the new s o ul ,
L ike m y own Psyche fre s h u pon her li ps

,
Alit the vi si onary butt erfly 2 90

,
Waiting my w o rd t o enter and m ake bright ,
O r flutter off and leave all blank a s first .

This body had no so ul before but sle pt

,
O r stirred w as beauteous o r ungainly free

, ,
F r o m taint or foul with stain as outward ,
thing s 2 95
F astened their image on it s passiveness

N ow it w
, ill wake feel live or die again
, ,
Shal l t o produce form out of un s hap ed stuff

B e art and further t o evoke a s oul
, ,
F rom form b e nothing ? T his new soul is

mine 3 00
N o w, to kill Lut wyche , what would that

do P save
A wretched dauber men wil l hoot to death
,
With o ut m e, from their l aught e r l — O h to

,
hear
G od s voice
’
pl ain as I heard it first before ,
They broke in with their laug hter ! I heard

the m 3 5
0
H enceforth not G od , !
To A ncona G reece some isle !
I wanted silen ce Only ! there is clay
82 P ippa P a ss es
W h ole brotherh o od s of cedar s on it s bro w

And you are ever by m e while I gaze -m
A r e in m y arm ass n o w — a s no w as now !
S o m e un s u spected i s le in the far s ea s 326
S om e un s u s pected i sle in far O ff s ea s ! -
Ta l h by t he w ay , w hil e PI PP A is pa s s i ng f r om
O r ca n a t o t he Tu r r e t . Tw o or t h r ee o
f t he A u s
t r i a n P ol i ce l oi t er i ng w i t h B L U P H O C K S , an E n
g
l ish vag a bon d, j ust in vi ew o f t he Tu r r e t .
B L U P H O C KS .
So that is your Pippa the little girl who ,
p a s s ed u S S ingi ng ? W ell y o ur B i s h o p s ,
’
I ntendant ’
s m o ney S hall be ho n e s tly earned
d on t m ake me that ur face
’
-
n ow , so be
cau s e I bring the B i s ho p s name int o the ’
bu sine ss : we know he can have nothing to

do w it h s uch h o rro r s ; we kn o w that he is
a saint and all that a bi s h o p sh o uld be who ,
1
H e m ak e t h his s un to r sei on t he il
ev an d o n t he
go o d, an d s e n d eth r ai n on t he jus t a nd o n t he j
u n u st .
”
is a great man be sid e s O h ! were but every.
w o rm a m agg ot E very fly a grig E very , ,
b o ugh a Chri st m a s fag o t E very tu n e a j ig ! ,
I n fact I have abj ured all religi on s ; but the

,
l a s t I i n cli n ed t o w a s the Arm enian : f o r I

have travelled do yo u s e e and at K oe nigs
, ,
b e rg Pru ss ia I m proper (S O styled becau s e

,
’
there s a sort of ble ak hungry sun there) ,
o u m ight re m ar k over a venerable h o u s e

y
p o rch a certain Chaldee in s cri pti on ; and ,
brief a s it is a m ere gla n ce at it u s ed ab so

,
l ut e l y t o chan ge the m ood of every bearded
p a s se n ger I.n th e y turned o n e and all ;, the

yo ung and light so m e with n o irreverent ,
p au s e, t h e aged and decr e p it with a s en s ible

,
alacrity twa s the G rand R abbi

’ ’
s abo de ,
in sh ort Struck with curi os ity I l os t n o

.
,
.
ti m e in learni n g Syri a c ( the s e are v ow e l s ,
o u dogs fo ll o w m y stick s end in the ’
y ,
m ud , Ce l a re n t D a r i i F e r i o
, and one
,
m o rn ing pr e se n t e d m y s e lf s pe lling b o ok in -
hand a b c
, , I pick e d it out letter by
, ,
84 P ippa P a ss es
letter and what

, was the ur
p p ort of this
m iracul o u s po s y? Som e cheri s hed le gend
O f the pa s t yo u ll ’
sa
y H ow M os es hocus
”
p cu s s e d
o E gypt ’
s land with fly and l o cu s t ,
o r, H ow t o J onah sounded hars hi s h G et ,
”
thee up and go t o Tar shish or “
H ow , ,
the angel B alaa m Straight his as s

m eeting ,
returned a s alaam I n o wise

n I S hacka .
brach B o ach s omeb o dy or other

I saach Re cei ver Pu r cha s e r and E x chan
,
- -
,
- -
,
-
ger of St olen G ood s ! So talk t o m e of

the re l igio n of a bi s ho p ! I have renounced
,
all bi sh op s s ave B i sh op B everidge m ean t o

live so and die -
A s s o me G reek dog sage -
,
’
dead and m erry H ellward bound in Charon s
,
W herry — W ith fo o d f or b oth world s under ,
and upper L upine s eed and H ecate s supper

,
-
’
And never an ob olu s though thanks t o you , ,
or this I ntendant thr o yo u or this B i s h op ’

,
thro his I ntendant I pos sess a b urning pock

’
,
e t f ul of zw a nzi ge rs to pay the S ty g ian

ferry ! 5 2
that hort for F e l ippa

i s, S rhyming t o
Panurge c on s ult s H e rt rippa B e l ie v st
’
th ou Kin g Agrippa ? S omethin g might be

,
d one with that nam e .
S E C OND P OLI C EM A N .
Put into rhy m e that y o ur head an d a ripe

mu sk m elon w o uld n ot be dear at half a
zw a nzi g er L!eave thi s f oo ling and look ,
’
out : the aftern oon s over or nearly so 76 .
T H IRD P OLI C EM A N .
Where in this pa s s po rt of Signor L uigi

d oe s ou r Princi pal in s t ruct you to watch h im
’
so narro wly ? There ? what s there be s ide
a S i m ple S ignature ? ( That E ngli s h f o ol s
’
busy watching ) .
8!
S E C OND P OLI C E M A N .
F l ouri s h all r o und Put all po ssible oh “
s t acl e s in h i s way o bl o ng dot at the end
D etain him till further advice s reach you ;

,
scrat ch at bott om Send him back on pre

tence of som e info rmali t y in the ab ove ;
ink spirt on righ t hand
- -
ide (which
S is the
ca s e here ) “
Arre st him at o nce W hy .
and wherefo re I d o n t c oncern m y s elf but

,
’
m y in structi on s am o unt t o thi s : if Sign or
L uigi leave s h om e t o night fo r Vienna well

-
,
and g ood — the pa s s port depos ed with u s

f o r o u r v i s a i s really f or his o w n u s e they ,
have m i s in form ed the O ffice and he m ean s

,
well ; but l e t him stay over t o night -

there
ha s bee n t h e pretence we s u spect the ac ,
co unt s of hi s c o rre s po ndi n g and h olding

intelligence with the Carb onari are c o rr e ct ,
we arre st him at o nce t o m orrow c o m e s

,
-
Ve ni ce and pre s e n tly S pielberg Bl upho ck s

, .
m ake s t he S ig n a l s ur e e n ough ! Th at i s h e ,
e n tering the turret w ith hi s m o ther n o d oubt , .
IO !
88 P ippa P a ss es
III . E V EN I N G . Ins i de t he Tu r r et on t he H ill a bove
A s ol o . L U IGI a nd h is M ot h e r en t e r i ng .
MO T H ER .
I f there blew wind y o u d hear a l o ng ,

’
ea sing
’
The utm o st heavine s s of m u s ic s heart .
L U KH .
H ere in the archway ?
MO TH ER .
Oh n o, n o —in farther ,
Where the ech o m ade , on the ridge .
LU KH .
H ere s urely then , .
H ow plain the t ap of my heel as I leaped

up ! 5
Hark L uciu s Juniu s The very gho st

of a voice ,
9 0 P iopa P a ss e s
Y o ur Pe l l i c o s and writers f or e ffect

Write f or e ffect .
LUI G I .
H u sh sa
y A writes and B .
MO T H E R .
The s e A
’
s and B
’
s w rite f o r e ff ect I , y
sa .
Th e n evil,
is in it s n ature l o ud while goo d
,
IS S ilent you hear each pe t ty inj ury ,
N one of hi s virtue s he is o l d be side ,
Q uiet and kind a n d den s ely s tu pid

, Why .
Do A and B not kill h im the m s e lve s P
LUI G I .
They teach
O ther s t o kill h im me and if I fail , ,
O thers t o s ucce e d ; n o w if A tried a n d ,
failed ,
I co uld no t teach that : m i n e s the le ss e r ’
ta s k .
29
M other they vi sit night by night

,
P ippa P a ss e s 9 I
MOT H ER .
You L uigi ?
,
Ah will you let me tell you what

, y ou are ?
L U IGI .
W hy n t
o P . O h the
, o ne thing you fear to
hi n t ,
! ou a s s ure y o urself I
m ay sa
y and sa
y
E ve r t o m y s elf At tim e s
. nay ev e n as n ow
,
We s i t — I think my mind is t o uched , su s
p e ct 35
All is not s o und ; but is n ot kn owi n g that

W hat con stitute s on e sane or o th e rwi s e ?
I kn ow I am thu s s o all i s rig ht agai n .
I lau gh at m ys elf a s thr o ugh the town I

walk ,
A n d s e e m e n m erry a s if n o I taly
We re su ffering ; then I pon der

rich ,
Y ou ng healthy ; why S h ould thi s fact tr o uble

,
me
M ore than it troub l es the s e ? B ut it does
trouble .
N o trouble s a bad wo rd ; f or as I walk

,
’
T here s s pringin g and m elody and giddi

’
ne ss ,
45
And ol d quaint turns and passage s of my

y o uth ,
D ream s long forg otten little in them selves, ,
R eturn to me whatever may a m u s e me ,
A nd earth seems in a truce with me and ,
heaven
Accord s with me al l things sus pend their
,
s trife ,
50
The very cicala l augh s There goe s he and ,
there !
F ea st him the time i s sh o rt ; he is on his
,
way
’
F or the world s sake : feast him this once ,
our friend
And in return for all this I can trip ,
Cheerfully u p the s caffold steps I go -

.
Thi s evening mother ! ,

94 P ippa P a s ses
Have I enj oyed these fifteen years of mine ,
To leave m y s elf excuse f or l o nger life

Was not life pre ssed d o wn runni ng ,
’
o er with
j o
y.
That I might finish with it ere my fellow s
W ho ,
s par e l ie r fea s ted ,
m ake a longer st a
y
P
I w as put at the board head hel ped to all

-
,
7I
At fir s t ; I ri s e up happy and c o ntent .
G od m u s t be glad on e l ove s his w orld SO
much .
I can give news of earth t o all the dead

W ho a sk me last year s sun s et s and great
’
s tars 75
That had a right to c om e fir s t and se e ebb

The cri m s on wave that drift s the s un away
Th o se cre s cent moons with n otched and
burning ri m s
That stre n gthe n ed i n t o S harp fire and there ,
s tood ,
I m patient of the azure and that day 80
I n M arch a double rainb o w s to pped the

,
st o rm
P ippa P a ss es 95
M ays warm S l o w yell o w m oo nlit s u m m er

’
, ,
night s
G on e are they but I hav e the m i n m y so ul !
,
MOT H ER .
( H e will no t go
L U I GI .
’
! ile a t m e ? Tis true
ou s m ,
Volu ptu o u s n e s s gro t e s qu e n e s s gha s t lin e s s 85

, , ,
E nviro n m y d e vo t e dne s s a s quaintly

As ro u n d a b o ut s om e antique altar wreathe
’ ’
The ros e fe s t oo n s go at s h o rn s and o xe n
, ,
s
s kull s .
MO TH ER .
See now : y ou reach t he city you must cros s

,
H is thre sh old ho w P
LUI G I .
O h that s if w e c on spired
,
’
Th e n w o uld come pain s in pl e n ty as you ,
gue ss 9 1
9 6 P ippa P a s s es
B ut gue s s not how the qualitie s m o st fit

F or s uch an o ffi ce qualitie s I have
, ,
.
Wo uld little s tea d m e o therwi s e em pl oyed ,
! e t p r o v e o f rar e s t m erit o nly here .
E very on e kn ow s f or what his excelle n ce

W ill s erve b ut n o on e ever will c on s ider
,
F o r what his w o r s t defect m ight s erve ; and
yet
Have you n ot s een me range o u r coppice N
yon der
I n s earch o f a di s t orted a sh ? I fi n d 00 1
The wry spoilt branch a natural p erfect b ow !

F an cy the thrice s age thrice precauti o ned
-
,
-
m an
A rriving at the palace on my erra n d !

NO , no ! I have a hand som e dre ss p acked
up
White s atin h e re , to s e t o ff my black hair ,

1 05
I n I shall m arch — f or yo u may watch y o ur

life o ut
B ehind t hick wall s make friends there to

,
betray ou
y
9 8 P ippa P a s s es
Th e y g o t ab o ut m e An drea fr om his exil e ,
Pier fro m h is dunge o n G aultier from h is ,
grave
MO T H ER .
W ell yo u s hall g o ! e t s e em s t h i s patri oti s m

, .
The ea s ie s t vi r tu e f o r a s elfi s h m an 1 5 2
T o acquire .H e l o ve s hi m s elf — and next ,
the w o rld
I f he m u s t l ove bey on d — but n o ught b e
tween
A S a s h o rt S ight e d m an s ee s n o ught m idway
-
H i s b o dy and the s u n ab ov e B ut yo u .
Are m y ad o red L uigi ev e r ob e di e nt

,
T o m y lea s t wi s h and runni n g o e r with l o v e

’
I c o uld n ot call you cruel o r u nki n d .
O nce m o re y o ur gr o u n d f o r killi n g him !

,
then go
L U I GI .
N o w do you try m e, or m ake s po rt of me ?
H ow fir s t the Au s tria n s g ot the s e p r o vin ce s

'
I f that is al l I ll s ati sfy yo u s oon

,
’
N e v e r by c on que s t b u t by cu n ni ng for ,
That tr e aty whereby
MO T H E R .
W e ll
L U IGI .
’
Sur e h e s arrived
( ,
The telltale cuck oo S pring s his c onfidant ’
A n d h e let s o u t h e r A pril purpo s e s ! ) 1 40
Or b e tter go at o n ce t o m o d e rn ti m e
H e has t hey h av e in fact I un de r s tan d
,
B ut can t re s tat e t h e matter that s m y

’ ’
bo a st
O thers co uld rea son it o ut t o you an d pr ove
!
Thi ng s they have m ad e m e feel .
MO T H E R .
Why go t o night ? -
M or n s f or adventure Ju piter i s n o w
’
46 .
1
A m orning star I can n ot hear you L uigi !

-
.
,
L of C
. .
I 00 P ippa P a ss es
L U IGI .
I am the bright an d m o rning -

star , saith
G od
A n d, “
to s uch an on e I g i ve the m o rning
star !
Th e gift of the m o rni n g -
s tar ! Have I G od s ’
gift
Of the m o rning -s tar ?
MO T H ER .
Chiara will love

That Ju piter an eve n ing s t a r next June -
.
L U I GI .
True , m o ther . W e ll f or th o s e
thro ugh June !
G reat n oo ntide s thun der st o rm s al l glaring
,
-
,
p o m p s
W hich trium ph at the heel s of June the G od

IS6
L eading h is revel thro our leafy world ’
.
Yes Chiara will be here

,
I 02 P ipp a P a ss e s
When earth was nigher heaven than now

’
And the king s lock s curled ,
D i sparting o e r a f o re head full

’
’
A s the milk white S p ace twixt h o rn and
-
horn
O f s om e s acrificial bull
O nly cal m as a babe n e w born -
F o r he w a s got t o a S leepy m o o d ,
S O s afe fr o m all decrepitude ,
Age with it s bane s o s ure g one by

,
The g od s so l o ved him while he drea m ed 7 5

1
,
That having lived thu s l o ng there s ee m ed

, ,
N o need the king S hould ever die .
L U I GI .
No need that s ort of king S h o uld ever die
A m ong the ro ck s h is city w as
B efo re h is palace in the s un

, ,
H e sat t o s e e his pe ople pa s s ,
An d j udge the m eve ry on e

F r o m it s thre sh old o f s m oo th s ton e .
1 03
They haled him many a valley thief -
Caught in the S heep pen s ro bber chief

- 1 85
,
Swarthy and S ha m ele s s beggar cheat ,

-
,
S py pro wler or r o ugh pirate fo und

-
,
O n the sea sand left aground

-
And som eti m e s clung ab o ut his feet ,
W ith bleeding l ip and burning cheek 90

,
1
A w o m an bittere st wrong t o speak

,
O f o n e with s ullen thick s et br ow s ;

And s om etime s fr o m the pris on h ouse -
The an gry prie st s a pale wretch bro ught ,
W ho through som e chin k had pu shed

and pre s sed ,
O n knee s and elbow s belly and breast

, ,
W orm like into t h e tem ple

-
caught ,
At l ast there by the very god ,
W ho ever in the darkne s s strode

B ackward and f o rward keep ing watch,
2 00
O er his brazen b owl s s uch rogue s to

’
catch !
The s e all and every on e
, ,
The king j udged s itting in the su n

, .
LUIGI .
T hat kin g S hou l d still j ud g e sittin g in the sun
His councill o rs on left and right

, ,
L ooked anxiou s up but n o s urpri s e

,
D isturbed the king s old smiling eye s

’
W here the very blue had turned to white .
’
Tis said a Python s cared one day
,
T he breathless city till he cam e

, ,
With forky ton g ue and eyes o n flame ,
Where the old kin g sat to j udge alway ;

B ut w hen he saw the sweepy hair ,
G irt with a cro wn O f berries rare

Which the god will hardly give t o wear
To the maiden w ho S in g eth dancing bare ,
I n the altar sm oke by the pine torch l i g hts

- -
,
At his wondr o u s forest rites

S eeing thi s he did not dare
,
A ppr oach that thresho l d in the s un ,
A ssault the old king s milin g there .
Such grace had kings when the world

be g un ( PI PP A pa ss es ) .
I 06 P ippa P a ss e s
S E C OND GIRL .
I T his sunset
To finish .
T H IRD GIRL .
That old somebody I know ,
G rayer and o l de r than m y grandfather ,
To give me the s a m e treat he gave la s t week

F eeding m e on hi s knee with fi g peckers -
,
L a m preys and red B reganze wine and

,
-
,
mum bling
The while so m e fo lly about h ow well I fare ,
L et s it and eat m y s u pper quietly 0 1
Since had he n o t himself been late thi s

m orning ,
D etained at n ever mind where — had he ,
n ot
E h baggage
, , had I n ot !
S E C OND GIRL .
H ow S he can lie !
P ippa P a ss es 1 07
FIRS T GIRL .
M y t urn .
S pring s co m e and s ummer s co m ing : I w ould

’ ’
W6 3 1
“
A l ong l oo s e g own d own t o the feet a n d

-
hand s ,
IS
With plait s here clo s e ab out the throat all

, ,
day ;
A n d all n ight lie the c ool l ong
,
n ight s in
,
bed
And have new milk todrink apple s t o eat
, ,
De uzan s an d jun e t ings leather

, c o at s ah - -
,
I should say ,
1 9
That i s away in the field s m ile s
T H IRD GIRL .
Say at once
You d be at h om e
’
S he d al ways be at
’
ho m e !
N ow c o m es the s t ory of the farm am ong
The cherry orchard s , an d h ow A pril s n o wed
I 08 P ippa P a ss es
White bl ossoms on her a s she ran Why fool .

, ,
’
They ve rubbed the chalk mark out how tall -
,
!
you were ,
2 5
T wisted your star l in g s neck

’
, broken his
cage ,
Made a dunghil l of your garden !
FIRST GIRL .
They destroy
My g arden S inc e I l eft them wel l — pe r
haps !
I w o uld have done so so I hope they have !
A fi g-tree curled o ut o f ou r c o ttage wall 30
They called it mine I have forgotten why, ,
I t mu st h ave been there l ong ere I w as b orn

Cr ic cr ic I think I hear the wasps o er ’
head
Pricking the papers strung to flutter there
And kee p off birds in fruit tim e -
co arse
long pap ers , 35
And the wasp s eat them , prick the m throu g h

and throu gh .
Why I can S pan the m Cecco beats you s till

,
?
N o matter S O yo u kee p your curiou s hair

, .
I wi s h they d find a way to dye our hair

’
50
Your c ol o r any lighter tint indeed , ,
Than black the men say they are sick

black ,
B lack eyes black hair !

,
FOURT H GIRL .
Sick of y o ur s like en ough

, !
Do you pretend you ever tasted la m preys
And or t ol an s P G i ovita ,
of t h e palace, 55
E ngaged (but there s n o tru s ting him) to

’
s lice m e
Po lenta with a knife that had cut up
An ortol an .
S E C OND GIRL .
W hy there ! i s not that Pi ppa

,
We are to talk to under the windo w , ,
quick ,
Where the light s are ?

P ippa P a s ses III
FIR S T G IRL .
That NoS he ?
, o r sh e _ w ould si ng .
F or the I ntendant said
T H IRD G IRL .
O h you S ing first

,
Then if , sh e li s ten s a n d c ome s clo s e I ll ’
tell you ,
Sing that s o ng the you n g E ngli sh n oble m ade ,
W ho t ook you f or the pure st of the pure ,
And m eant t o leave the world f or you what

fun ! 65
S E C OND GIRL .
S
[ gi n s !
Y oull l ove m e yet
’
and I can tarry
Y our l ov e s pr otrac t e d growi n g
’
Ju n e reared that bunch of fl owers you c arry

F rom seed s of A pril s s owing ’
.
I pla n t a heartful n ow so m e s eed

At lea st is sure t o strike
I I2 P ippa P a ss es
And yiel d what you ll ’

n ot pluck indeed ,
N ot love but may be like

, , , .
’
l o ve
’
You ll look at lea s t on S remains ,
’
A grave s on e vi olet
Y o ur l o ok ? that pays a thou s and pain s .
What s death — you ll l o ve

’ ’
me yet
T H IRD GIRL (t oP ippa

.
, w ho pp
a roa ches ) .
O h you m ay c om e cl o s er
, we S hall not
eat yo u ! Why you s ee m the very per so n ,
that the great rich h and so m e E ngli shman has

’
fallen so vi olently in love with ! I ll tell you
all about it .
82
IV . NI GHT The P a l a ce . by t he D u om o . MO N
S I GN O R di m i ss i ng,
s his A t t e n d a nt s .
MON S IGN OR .
Thanks friend s ma n y thanks I chiefly

, , .
de s ire life now that I m ay rec o m pense every

,
one of you . M os t I kn o w s o mething of , al

I I4 P ippa P a sses
s t ruct ing about are these accounts of your

’
admini s trati o n of m y po o r br o ther s a ffairs .
U gh ! I s hall never get thr o ugh a third part

o f y o ur acc o unt s : take s om e o f the s e dain
tie s before we attem pt it h owever Are , .
y o u ba s hful t o that degree ? F or me a ,
crust and water s uffice .
IN T E N D A N T .
Do you choos e thi s e special night to que s

ti on me ? 30
MO N S IG N OR .
Thi s night U go ! ou have managed m y

, .
’
late brother s a ffair s s i n ce the death of o ur
elder brother fourt e en year s and a m o nth ,
all but three days O n the 3 d of D ecember

.
,
I find him 35
IN TE N D A N T .
I f you have inti m ate an acquaintance

so
’
with y o ur br other s affair s yo u wi l l be tender
.
,
P ippa P a ss e s 1 I5
of turning s o far back : they will hardly

bear l ooking into so far back 39 , .
MON S IG N OR .
A y, ugh ugh n o thing but disap

’
ay, , ,
p o in t m e n t s her e bel o w ! I r e m ark a co n s i d
e ra b l e payment m ade t o y o ur s elf o n thi s 3 d
of D ece m ber Talk f di app int e t

. o s o m n s !
T here w as a y o ung fell o w here J ule s a , ,
foreig n scul pt o r I did m y ut m ost t o advan ce ,
that the Church m ight be a gainer by u s

both : he w a s g oing o n h opefully en ough ,
and of a s udden he no tifie s to me s om e m ar
chan g e that ha s happened in his

ve l l o u s
n oti on s of art H ere s hi s l e tter

’
.
“
He
n ever had a clearly c o n ceive d ideal within hi s
brain till to day Yet S ince hi s hand co uld

-
.
m anage a chi sel he ha s practi s ed expre s sing

,
’
other m en s ideal s ; and in the very pe rf e c ,
ti on he has attained t o he fore s ee s an ulti ,
mate failure H i s un c o n s ciou s hand w ill

.
p ur s ue it s pre s cribed c o ur s e o f ol d year s ,

I I6 P ippa P a s s es
and will repr oduce with a fatal ex pertness

the ancient typ e s let the n ovel one appear
,
never so pal pably to his sp iritThere is but

.
one method of escape ; co n fiding the virgin
type to as cha ste a hand h e will turn painter

,
in s tead of scul ptor and paint no t carve it s

, , ,
characteristics ,s trike o u t I dare say a , ,
s ch o ol like Correggio . H ow think you ,
U go P 66
IN T END A N T .
IS Correggio a painter ?
M ON S IGNOR .
F oo l ish Jules and yet after all why foo l

, ,
ish ? H e may , pr o bably wil l fail egregi o usly

,
but if there S h ould ari s e a new painter will

,
it not be in s om e such way by a poet now or ,
a m usician — Sp irit s wh o have c o nceived and

p erfected an ideal through s ome o ther chan
nel transferring it to thi s , an d e s capi ng ou r
conventional roads by p ure ignorance of

I I8 P ippa P a ss e s
that pode re ,
an d y o ur nod at the end
meant what 93
M ON S IGNOR .
Possibly that I wi s hed for no loud talk

here . I f once you se t m e coughing U go ,
IN T END A N T .
I have your brother s hand and sea l to all

’
I posses s N ow ask me what for ! what ser

.
vice I did him a sk me ! 9 8
MON S I GNOR .
I wo uld better not : I S hould rip up old

’
di s grace s let out m y poor bro ther s weak
,
nes s es By t he way M affeo of F o rli

.
,
which I f o rg o t t o ob s erve i s y o ur t rue name

, ,
w a s the interdict ever taken off you for ,
robbing that church at Ce s ena ? 1 04
IN T END A N T .
No, need s be
nor ; f or when I murdered
’
your brother s friend ,
Pa s qual e f or him
,
P ippa P a s s e s I I9
MON S I GNOR .
A h he em ployed you in that business did

, ,
he ? W ell I mu st let you keep as you say

, , ,
thi s villa and that podere f or fear the w o rld,
should find out m y relation s were of so indif

f e re nt a sta m p ! M affe o m y fam ily is the,
Olde s t in M es sina and century after century

,
have m y pr ogenit or s g o ne on polluting the m

s elve s with every wickednes s under heaven .
M y own father rest his s oul I have ,
I kn ow a chapel t o s upport that it may rest ;

,
m y dear t wo dead brother s were what you

kn ow t o lerably well ; I the y ounge st might
, ,
have rivalled them in vi ce if not in wealth , ,
but from my b oyho o d I came out from

am ong them and so am n ot partaker of their
,
p lague s M y glory
. spring s fr om an o ther
so urc e ; or if from thi s by c o ntra s t only

, ,
f or I the bi s hop am the brother of your em

, ,
l
p y o e r s U g o ,
I h op e t.o repair s o m e o f their
wrong h owever : so far as m y brother s il l
,
’
gotten trea s ure reverts to m e I can st op the ,
con s equen ce s of his cri m e ; and not on e s ol do

s hall escap e me M a ffe o the swo rd we quiet
.
,
me n urn away you sh re wd knave s pick up

sp ,
and c om mit m urder s with ; what opportuni

ties the virtuou s for e go the villain o u s seize
, .
B ecau s e to pleasure m y s el f apart fro m other

, ,
c on s iderati o n s my f o od w ould be millet cake

,
-
,
my dre s s s ackcl oth and my co uch s traw

, ,
a m I therefo re t o let you the o ff s couring of ,
the earth , s educe the po o r and ign orant by ,
appr opriatin g a po m p the s e will be s ure t o

think le ss ens the abominatio n s so unac co un t
ably and exclu sively a s so ciated with it ?
M u s t I let villa s and pode r i go t o you a m ur ,
derer and thief that yo u may beget by

,
mean s of them other murderers and thieve s ?

N o — if my cough would but all o w m e t o
s peak ! I4 S
IN T END A N T .
What am I to expect ? You are goin g to

p uni s h me ?
IN T END A N T .
And su ppo s e the villa s are not your broth

’
er s give n o r yours to take ?
to , O h you are
,
has t y e nough j ust n ow ! 1 66
MON S I GNOR .
O ne two — N o 3
,
a
y can
.
yo u read the
-
,
s ub s tance o f a letter N o 3 I have received

, .
,
fro m R o m e ? I t i s precisely on the ground

there m entioned of the s u s picion I h ave that
,
a certain child of m y late elder bro ther who ,
would have s ucceeded t o his e state s w a s ,
m urdered in infan cy by you M affe o at the , ,
in s tigati o n of m y late bro th e r that t he

Pontiff enj oin s on m e n ot m ere l y the bri n g
ing that M affe o t o condign puni s hment but ,
the taking all pain s as guardian of the in

,
f an t
’
s heritage f or the Church ,
to recover it
parcel by parcel h o w s o,
ever whe n s oever and , ,
wh e re s o ever W hil e you are now gnawing

tho s e finger s , t h e poli ce are engaged in seal
P ippa P a ss e s I23
i ng up yo ur papers M a ffeo and the mere

, ,
rai s i n g m y voice bri n g s my pe ople from the

next r oo m t o di spos e of y our s elf B ut I .
w an t you t o c o nfe ss qu i etly and s ave m e ,
rai sing m y voice W hy m an do I n o t kn ow

. .
, ,
the ol d sto ry ? The heir between the s uc

c e e ding heir and this heirs r uffian l y i n
,
’
s tru m ent a n d t heir c om pl ot s effect and the

’
, ,
life of fear and bribe s a n d om in o u s s m iling

s ilence ? D id yo u throttle or s tab my
brother s infant
’
? C me o
o n w I9 2
,
I N TE N D A N T .
So ol da st o ry and tell it n o better ?

,
When did s uch an i n strum ent ever pro duce

s uch an e ffect ? E ither the child s m ile s in
h is face or m o st likely he i s n o t f o ol
, , ,
’
en o ugh t o put him s elf in the em ployer s
p o wer s o th o r o ughly ; the child i s alway s
r e ady t o pr oduce as
y ou sa
y
-
how s oever ,
wh e re s o ever and when s o ever

, .
2 00
I 24 P ippa P a s s es
MON S IGN OR .
L iar
IN T END A N T .
Strike m e ? Ah s o m ight a father chas

,
ti s e ' I S hall S leep s oundly to night at lea st -

,
though the gallow s await m e to morr o w f or -
what a life did I lead ! Carl o of Ce s e n a r e

m ind s me of his c o nnivance every t i m e I ,
pa
y h i s annuity which happen s co m m on ly
thrice a year . I f I re m o n strate he will con ,
fess all to the good bi s h op -

y ou
MON S IGNO R .
I s e e thro t h e trick caiti ff ! I would you

’
s poke truth f o r once All s hall be s ifted

.
,
h o wever seven time s sifted .
IN T END A N T .
A nd how my ab s urd riche s encumbered

me ! I dared lay claim to above half my
‘
n ot
I26 P ippa P a ss es
for I alway s inte n ded to m ake your life a

’
p lague t o
yo u with her T i s as well s ettled
.
o nce and f o rever S o m e w o men I have pro

.
cured W i ll pa s s B l uph o ck s, my hand so m e

s c o u ndrel off, f or so meb o dy ; and o nce Pippa
e n tangled ! you c o nceive ? Thr o ugh her

s inging ? Is it a bargain ? 2 43
(F r om w i t hou t i s h ea r d t he v oi ce f
o PI PP A s i ng i ng ) .
O verhead the treet ops m eet ,
F lowers and gras s sprin g neath one s feet ’ ’
There w a s n ought ab ove m e nought bel ow , ,
M y childh oo d had not learned t o kn o w ;

F or what are the v o ice s o f bird s
A y and of bea st s
,
but w o rd s our w o rds , ,
?
O nl y s o m uch m o re s weet
The knowledge of that with m y life begun .
B ut I had so n ear made out the s un ,
And counted y o ur s tar s t he s eve n and one ,

,
L ike the fi n gers of my hand

N ay I c o uld all but u nder sta n d
,
P ippa P a ss e s I27
Wherefore thr ough heaven the white m o on

range s
And j u s t when o ut of he r s oft fifty changes
N o unfa m iliar face m ight overl o ok m e
Suddenly G od t o ok me 59 2
( P I PP A pa sses ) .
M O NS IGNOR .
S i
[ p g g
r n i n ! M
up y pe o ple one and all
all within there G ag thi s villain tie
him han d and f oo t H e dare s I kn o w not
half he dare s —but rem o ve him quick ! -
M i er
s e r e m e i Do,m i n e ! quick I say ! 64,
2
PI PP A S
’
Cha m ber a
g a in . S he en t e r s it .
The bee with his c om b ,
The m ou s e at he r dray ,
The grub in it s to m b ,
Wile winter away

B ut the firefly an d h e dge S hrew and -
I pray ,
I28 P ippa P a ss es
How fare they P

Ha ha best thanks
, ,
f or y o ur coun s el ,
my
! anze !
F ea st upon la m prey s qua ff the B reganze ,
The s um m e r of life s o ea sy t o s pe nd ,
And care f or to m o rro w S O s oo n put away !

-
B ut winter ha sten s a t sum m er s end ’
And firefly hedge S hre w l ob w orm pray

,
-
, , ,
H o w fare th e y ?
N o biddi g m e then t o
n — w hat did s he say ?
“
Pare y o ur nail s pe arl wi se get your s m all ,
feet s h o e s IS
M o re like what s aid S he ? “

and le ss
”
like ca n o e s !
H o w pert that girl was ! w o ul d I be tho se
p ert ,
I m pudent staring wo m en ? I t had d one me

, ,
H o wever s urely n o s uch m ighty hurt

,
T o learn h i s na m e w h o pa s s ed that j est u pon
me 20
No foreigner that I , ca n recollect ,
C am e , a s sh e s ay s a
,
m on th S ince to inspect
,
I 30 P ippa P a ss e s
’
The devil so there s that p roud look to
s pare ! 40
Which is m ere coun s el to m yself mind for ,
I have j u st bee n the h oly Mon S Ignor !

And I w as you t oo L uigi s gentle m other
,
’
And you too , L uig i ! —h ow th at L uigi

started
O ut of the turret — d o ubt l essly de parted 4 5
O n s o me g o od errand or anothe r ,
’
F or he pa s s ed j u s t n ow in a traveller s tri m ,
And the sullen com pany that prowled

About his path I n oticed scowled
, ,
A s if t h ey had lost a prey in hi m .
And I w as Jule s the s cul pt o r s bride

’
And I w a s O tti m a be side ,
And no w what am IP tired of foo l ing .
D ay for f olly night f o r sc ho oling !

,
N ew Year s day is over and spent

-
’
,
I ll or well I must be content !

,
E ven m y lily s aslee p I vow

’
’
Wake u p here s a friend I ve plucked you !
’
Call thi s fl ower a heart s ea s e n ow !

’
-
P ippa P a ss es I3 I
S omething rare let m e in struct you

, ,
I s this with petal s tri ply s wo llen

, ,
Three time s s potted thrice the pollen

, ,
While the leave s and part s that witnes s

The ol d proportio ns and their fitness
H ere re m ain unchanged un m oved n ow ,
Call thi s pam pered thing im pro ved n ow !

’
S uppos e there s a king of the fl o wers ,
A n d a girl S h o w held in his bower s

-
Look ye bud s thi s growth O f o urs

, , ,
Say s he ! anze from t h e B renta

, ,
I have m ade her g orge polenta

Till b oth cheek s are near as b o uncing
A s her nam e there s n o pr on ouncing !
’
See thi s heightened c ol o r t oo ,
F or she s willed B reganze w ine
Ti l l her n o se turned deep carm ine

’
Twa s but white when wild S h e grew .
A n d only by thi s ! anze s eye s

’
O f which we c o uld n ot cha n ge the S ize ,
The magnitude of all achi e ved

O therwi s e may be perceived
I3 2 P ippa P a ss es
O h what a drear d ark c l os e t o my poor day !

, ,
H ow could that red sun dro p i n that black

cloud
’
Ah Pippa morning s rul e is m oved away
, , ,
D is pen s ed with n ever m ore t o be all owed ! 85

,
D ay s turn is over
’
n o w arrives the night s -
’
.
O lark be day s apostle

,
’
T o mavis merl e and throst l e

, , ,
Bid them their better s j o stle
From day and it s delight s 90
B ut at night brother howlet o ver the w o ods

, , ,
T ol l the w orld t o thy chantry

Sin g to the bat s S leek s i s terh oo ds
’
F ull com pline s with gallantry

Then owls and bat s
, ,
C o wls and twats ,
M on k s and nun s in a cl oi ster s m o o ds

,
’
,
A djOurn to the oak stu m p pantry ! -
A
[ f t er s he ha s beg u n t o u n dr es s her s e lf .
N ow,one thing I s hould like to really kn ow

H ow near I ever might appr oach all these
I only fancied being this l o n g day ,
NO TE S
P RO L O GU E . .ll for t ifi e d t own in t he

A s ol o A sm a
p rovi n ce of T r e vi s o ab ou t t h ir t y m il e s fro m V e n i ce
, .
It is s i t u a t e d o n a h ill comm an di ng a fi n e prospe ct .
A so l o w as k no wn t o t h e a n c i e n t s a s A s c e l um a n d i t ,
s t ill co n t ai ns t h e r u i n s o f a Ro m an a que d u ct S ilk .
grow i ng i s t h e l e ading i nd ust ry B rowni ng w as e x .
c e e dingl y fo n d o f t h e t o wn b o t h i n h i s y o ut h a n d o l d
,
ag e . H is l as t vo l um e w a s n am e d a ft e r i t A so ,
lando A s olo i s e ncir cl e d b y a m as s ive w all a n d

.
”
,
h as an o l d ca t he dr al b e s id e o t h e r pr o m i n e n t b u ildi ng s
, .
1
. Day T h e irr e g ul ar hurryi ng li n e s gr a d u ally
.
, ,
l e ngth eni ng fro m t h e m onosyll ab l e O f t h e firs t lin e t o

th e t w e l ve s yll abl es O f t h e t we lf t h ar e a d m ir ab ly ,
s ugge s t i ve o f t h e a d va n c i n g d a w n .
20 . A s ol o T h e po e t pl a c e s t h e a cce nt o n t h e firs t
.
s yll ab l e a l t h o ugh i t p r op e rl f a ll s on t h e s eco n d H e

, y .
us es t h e sa m e po e t i c li ce n s e i n 11 4 2 a n d 64 b e l ow
.
4 0 . F e e l F e e li.n g a s co mm only in Middl e E ngli sh

, .
6 2 M on s ig n or T h e B i sho p who h as co nt r o l o f
. .
,
h is b rot h e r s e s t at e s as i s s ub s e que nt ly m a d e cl ea r in
’
,
I
3S
I3 6 N ot es
r
t h e co u se of t h e p a l y . F or t h e o th e r le ading r
ch a
a ct e rs , s e e I nt r o d uct i o n .
88 . M a r t ag on . A sp e ci e s of lily (Li l i u m m a r t ag on),

co mm on ly k nown as Tu rk s cap ’
.
89 . S a i n t Ag n es . A v ir g i n m a r t yr of the fo ur t h
c e nt u ry ; i
t he S a nt A n e s g of Ke a t s ’
s f am o us poe m .
i
P pp a ev id ent ly h as i n m in d s om e p a i n t i ng i n t h e
ca t h e dral .
9 0 . Tu r h bi r d rk ey T
. h e f a m ili ar d om es t i c
Tu .
fowl i s so m e t im es call e d T urk bird S i nce i t is sup

po s e d t o co m e fr om T u rk e y .
1 00 W eevi l a n d chaf er I ns e ct s of t h e b e e t l e
. .
f am ily ; th e l a tt e r IS als o call e d May b ug and cock -
ch a f e r .
1 02 G i be F l o ut
. . .
1 20 O l d Lu ca O t t im a s h at e d h us b and
. .
’
.
1 31 P ossag n o chu r ch P o s s ag no a vill ag e fo ur

. .
,
m il e s fro m A s o l o w as t h e birt hpl a ce o f C an ova wh o

, ,
d e s ign e d i t s fam ous ch ur ch T h e l a t t e r is i n t h e .
fo rm of a circul a r t e m pl e a nd cont a in s an al t a r pi e ce ,
-
b y t h e gr e a t ar t i s t as w e ll as h is t om b
,
It is s i ng u .
l arl y appr o pri at e t hat t h e w e ddi ng of a s cul pt o r

S h o uld t ak e p l a ce i n t h i s ch ur ch .
1 66 O u r t u r r et
. E vid e n t ly o n e o f t he t owe rs o f
.
th e o l d w all s .
1 6
9 E a .ch t o ea ch T h e r e f e r e n ce is t o Lui i a nd
.
g
hi s m ot he r .
I 38 N o t es
1 1 6 . H e i s t u r n ed . It i s a co mm on r it i on
s upe s t
t hat t h e f a ce of a m urd e r e d m an look sS kyward f or

v e ng e a nce .
1 19 . F ou r g r ay h a i r s . O tt i ma is p rob ably old e r

t h a n S e b a ld . Cf . 2 2 8 b e l ow .
1 67 . Ca mpa n u l a . A g e n us of fl ow e rs h avi ng b e ll
S h ap e d r ll as
co o k no wn as h ar eb ell or b e ll fl owe r
,
an d ,
-
.
( La t ca mpa n u l a li t t l e b e ll )
.
,
.
1 85 S w f t r a n e t c C f B ro wn i ng s won d e rf ul p i c ’
. i , . .
t u r e o f a t h un d e r s t o r m i n T h e R i ng an d t h e B ook
-
”
.
”
T h e P op e , 2 1 1 8, et s e q .
)
1 8 9 P l ung ed
. a nd r e p l u ng ed h is w eap on at a ve n
t u re . rve ll ous s t rok e of t he i m ag ina t i on

A ma .
I N TE R L U D E I G i ova cchi n o T h e p oe t G i o vac

. .
ch i no e v id e n t l y r e so r t e d t o t h e h on o r a b l e exp e di e n t
o f fl i gh t i n o rd e r t o e s ca p e s om e u nw o r t hy p ass i o n .
C f B i b li cal s t o r y o f J o s e ph a n d t h e w ife of P o t i ph a r
. .
It is a ls o po ss ibl e t h a t t h e w o m a n s l ove r e fe rre d t o i s

’
pu r e b u t un r e cipr o cat e d a n d unw e l c o m e a n d t h a t t h e ,
fl igh t i s i ns t ig a t e d b y co n s id e r at i o n f o r h e r h appi n ess .
In e i t h e r cas e any co n d u c t i n di ca t i ng s e lf con t rol or

,
-
m or a l pri n ci pl e co uld wi n n o t h i ng b ut s n e e r s fro m

s uch f e ll ow s a s t h os e f o r m i n g t h i s g r o up o f s p e a k e rs .
I7 Tr i es t e A ci t y O f A u s t ri a H ung a ry a t t h e h e a d
. .
-
of t h e gu lf o f t h e s am e n a m e at t h e n o r t h e as t e rn
-
e x t r e m i t y of t h e A dri a t i c It i s s e ve n t y t h r e e m il e s
.
-
no r t h e as t o f V e ni c e .
N ot es I 39
1 9 . B l uphochs is o dd n am e m e a ns B l ue F o x
. Th -
,
an d i s s aid b y F urn i va ll t o b e a S ki t o n t h e E di n bu r h
g
Rev i ew whi ch is b o un d i n a co ve r o f b l ue a nd f ox
, .
Ro lfe calls B l uph ock s “

t h e o n ly u nr e d e e m e d v ill a i n
wh om B ro wn i ng h as cr e a t e d S e e I n t e rl ud e ii I
”
. . .
24 E s ca l api us T h e g o d o f m e di ci n e
. .G iovac .
ch i no is ridi cul e d f o r r e g a rdi ng l o ve as a di se as e t o
b e cu re d i n st e a d o f a pas s i o n t o b e e nj oye d a n d i t i s ,
m a li ci o us ly s ugg e s t e d t h a t his n e w e pi c t ak e [ E s cul a
p i u s f o r i t s h e r o a nd t h a t va ri o us dr ug s b e call e d i nt o
re qui s i t i on t o c ure t he lo ve s ick vi ct im -

.
3 4 F t ca n i bu n os t r i
. A n d t o o ur d ogss F rom s . .
V irg il E cl o g ue s iii 6 7
,
N o t ior u t jam S i t canib us
,
.
n on D e li a n o s t i s
”
r .
42 .In a t a l e B oun d t o t e ll t h e s am e s t o ry
. Cf . .
S h ake s pe ar e M u ch A do A b o ut N o t h i n g iv 2 e s
,
“
,
”
. . .
1 II P i ch ef a n ci u l l a O n e O f t h e m o s t f a ul t l es s o f
. s -
.
C anova s wo rks r e pre s e nt i n g P syche (P i che) as a

’
,
s
m aid e n w i th a b u t t e rfl y
‘
F a n ci u l l a is I t a li an fo . r
y oung g irl C anova s Psy che is in t he gall e ry a t

.
’
P o ss a g no .
1 1 7 . P i et a . S ho t y b e rl f o r e h i s d e a t h C a n o v a p ro
,
duc e d t h i s s t a t ue o f t he V irgi n wi t h t h e d e a d C h ri st
in her a rm s , f or t h e r
ch u ch at P o s s ag n o .
1 39 . M a l a m occo ly op .
“ T h e Lag oo n , m m e i a t e i d
p o s i t e t o V e n i c e i s cl o e d b y a l o n
g s h o al
y
,
i s l an d s ,
M al am occo ( Murr ay) O n t hi s i sl a nd wh i ch form s .

,
1 40
pa rt of t h e b ound ary of t he ha rb or of Ve ni ce is a ,
s m a ll t o wn of t h e s a m e n am e .
1 41 A l ciphr on A G r e e k ph il os oph e r and e pi st ol

. .
ary w ri t e r o f t h e a g e o f A l e x a n d e r t h e G r eat .
1 46 L i r e P l ur a l o f l i r a a n I t ali an co i n e quiva
. .
,
l e nt t o t he F r e nch f ra nc or e qual t o ab out t wen ty ,
c e n t s of o ur m on e y .
1 49 . Ty deu s . A n H om e ri c he r o wh o w as a le ade r
i n th e xp e di t i on a g a i ns t T heb e s H e was a s on o f
e .
IE n e us Ki ng of C olydon A ca demy T h e A ca d emy

, . .
of Fi n e A r t s V e ni ce , .
1 53 F e n i ce P h e n ix t h e pri nci p al th eat re in Ve n

. .
,
i ce .
1 77 . H a n n i ba l S cr a t chy b url es que s pe lling of

. A
t h e n am e of t h e ce l e br a t e d I t ali an pa i n t e r A nn ib a l e ,
C a r ac c i .
S C ENE I I . y che (t e t h e soul) was

2 6 P sy che
. . Ps . .
v e r y b e a u t if ul a n d w as b e l o ve d b y C upi d
, V e n us .
,
how e ve r h a t e d and p e r se cu t e d h e r
, C upid fi na lly .
m a d e h e r hi s w i f e an d P s ych e g a i n e d i m m o r t a li t y
, .
3 9 M i n i on f avo ri t e
. C f S h ak e s p e a r e
,
Cy m b a . .
,
li ne ii 3 3 9 : T h e e xil e o f h e r m ini on is t oo ne w
, . . .
”
Cal a t h us A G r e e k e p i c poe t o f t h e s ix t h c e n t ury

.
,
whos e Ra p e o f H e l e n w as di s cove r e d by C a rdi n a l ,

”
B e ss ari o n a G r e e k s cho l ar ( 1 3 95
, no t e d f or
h is pro fo un d a n d va ri e d l e arn i n g , an d h is r e v e r e n ce
f or t h e li t e r a t ur e an d t r a di t i o ns of G re e ce J u l es .
1 4 2 N ot es
us ed b y t he anci e nt s in garl and s on acco unt of

t he ir s t r o ng fr agr an ce e s p e c i all y i n dri nki ng b out s
,
-
.
”
( Rol fe )
2 D ry a d W o o d nym ph
9 . . .
9 5 Ch a ih
. Cr ayo n . .
8 S t ee l T o l o f t h e e n r a ve r
9 . o .
g .
1 08 F l es h In t h e s am e co ns t ruct ion as m et a l
. .
,
1 . 1 06 .
1 81 . I am a r d e s ig n e d t o
pa i n t e r . Th e se v e s es ,
re ve al t h e di ab oli cal pl o t ar e m y s t i cal and i nvo l ve d ,
i n m an n e r b u t pl a in ly conv e y t h e m e a ni n g t h a t J ul e s
,
is t o b e w o un d e d t h r o ugh h i s lo ve in co nfo r m i ty wi t h ,
t h e r e ve nge f ul s ch e m e s o f Lut wych e w h os e j eal o us ,
h at r e d t a k e s t h i s m e ans o f d e li ve ri ng t h e a r t is t a
m o r t a l bl ow J ul e s is furn ish e d unm is t ak abl e e vi
.
d ence t h at t he wom an h e ha s id e alize d poss e s s es

n e i t h e r s t r e n g t h o f m i nd n o r puri ty o f ch a r a c t e r .
s p li t i nfi n i t i ve
“
2 57 To e t er n a l ly r epr ove ; T h e
.
,
us uall y a vo id e d by c a r e f ul p ro s e w ri t e r s is s o m e t i m es ,
m a d e n e ce s s a ry i n poe t ry b y t h e e xi g e nci e s o f m e t r e .
2 58 K a t . t h e Q u e en
e C a t e rina C o rn a ro b orn c .
, .
1 4 54 a n a t i ve o f V e n i ce an d t h e l as t q ue e n o f C ypr u s
, ,
was f o r ce d t o r e s i g n h e r ki ng d o m t o t h e V e n e t i ans in
1 489 H e r a b di c a t i o n w a s a t t e n d e d w i t h unus ua l
.
c e r e m o ny a n d h e r j o ur n e y fro m C ypr us t o V e n i ce
,
w a s a t o ur o f t ri um ph O n h e r arrival a t Ve n i ce
.
,
s h e w as r e ce i ve d w i t h di s t i ng ui s h e d h ono r by t h e
‘
N ot es 1 43
Doge a nd S enat e , igne d f or a pl a ce of

a nd w as
!
a ss
re s id en ce t h e C hat e au F o rt of A s ol o In t he l at t e r .
t own C a t e ri n a f o rm e d a s m a ll court an d w i e ld e d
, ,
h e r b ri e f an d ve ry c irc u m s crib e d a uth o ri ty w i t h firm

n e s s an d g r a c e S h e di e d in V e n i ce i n 1 51 0
. .
2 7 0 Jess e
. S t raps o f l e at h e r o r s il k fi t t e d t o t he
s .
,
l egs of a h awk t o wh i ch t h e li n e he ld in th e f al
,
a d t t ac e d Cf O t he ll o iii 3 2 6 1
“ ”
con e r s
’
h n i s a h . .
, . . .
2 72 .The Cor n a r o T h e cas t l e at A so l o b u il t in

.
,
t he t h ir t e e nt h ce n tury w h i ch w as t h e r e s id e n ce of,
C at e ri n a C o rn a ro Ka t e t h e a ft e r h e r
a b di ca t i o n o f t h e t h r on e o f C ypr us .
2 76 Gr a ce F avo r
. . .
2 0
9 .T h e v i s i on a ry bu t t erfly S ym b o l o f t h e so ul .
,
a nd of i m m o r t a li t y .
3 0 6 H. e n cef or t h T h e n ce f o r t.h fr o m t h a t t i me , .
A n con a A ci t y o f C e n t ra l I t aly bn t h e coas t of

.
,
t he A dri a t i c ; ca p i t a l of t h e pr o vi n ce o f t h e sa m e
n am e .
I N TE R L DE U II . 1 . B l uphochs . Th e foot not e -
wh ich B ro wning a dds s e e m s t o b e a h alf apo logy

-
f o r cr e at i ng a ch a r a ct e r o f so unm ix e d e vil ( Rolf e) ,
a nd a p l e a f o r t h e r e a d e r s t ol e r an ce t oward t h e
’
d eprave d sco undre l .
3 In t en da n t Th e s up e ri n t e n d e nt i n ch arge o f t h e
. .
e st a t e j us t i nh e ri t e d b y t h e B i s ho p fr o m h i s b r o t h e r .
T eh “ In t en d ant s m o n e y ’
re f e rs t o t h e brib e of
1 44 N ot es
Maffe o ,
l ot h as f or i ts e nd t h e d oing away
whos e p
w i t h P i ppa t h e r e al h e ir e s s o f t h e e s t at e
,
.
1 0 .Gr ig C ri ck e t C . f T e nn
y s o n .
“
T h e B r ook
.
, ,
54 H i gh e lb o w e d-
g ri g s t h a t l e ap i n s um m e r
gr a ss .
1 3 . A r m e n i a n T h e A rm e n i a n C h ur ch di vid e d
.
from t h e Ro m an C at ho lic in 4 9 1 It h as i t s own .
P op e C a t h o li cos
1 4 .K n igs berg A fo r t ifi e d c i ty o f E as t P r us s i a
ce .
,
3 3 8 m il e s n o r th e a s t o f B e rli n an d r anki ng as t h e ,
t h ird c i t y i n t h e d om i n i on It is cap i t al of t h e .
g ove rnm e nt O f t h e s am e n am e .
1 5 P r uss i a Imp r oper

. P r us s i a P r ope r w as t he .
n am e a ppli e d t o t h e a r m o f l a n d b o u n d e d o n t h e
n o r t h b y t h e B a l t i c a n d o n t h e s o u t h b y P o l an d i n ,
o rd e r t o di s t i ng u i s h it fr o m t h e o t h e r pr ovi n ce s of
t h e ki ng d o m .
1 8 .Cha l dee A S e m i t i c di a l e ct
. .
2 6 Sy r i a c
. S yri a c w a s t h e co m m on l ang uage in
.
W e st e rn A s i a fr om t h e t h ird t o t h e e i gh t h ce nt ury .
It s t ill e xi s t s a s t h e e c cl e s i a s t i c al l angu age in t h e
S yri an ch ur ch e s Vow el s T h e S yri a c l ang u age h a s

. .
fi ve vo we l s d e s i g n at e d b y t h e G r ee k vo w e l s i nv e r t e d .
28 Cel a r en t D a r ii F er i o C o i n e d w ord s e m pl o ye d
.
, ,
.
i n log i c T ey a e
h . r i n t e fir t o
h s f “ fi e mn m
v e o ni c
lin e s us e d by l o gi ci an s t o d e s i gna t e t h e nin e t ee n valid

form s of t h e s yllo g i s m .
”
1 46 N ot es
a nd who w a s t h o ug ht t o b e p rop it i a t e d by fre que nt

o ffe ri ngs o f e gg s fi s h o n i o ns e t c
,
T h e s e g if t s o f
, ,
.
fo od w er e us u ally pl a ce d a t cross ro ad s -
.
A n A u s t ri a n co i n w o r t h t w e n t
5 1 !
. w a n z i
g er s .
y
kre ut ze rs or ab o ut fif t e e n ce nt s
, .
6 1 P r i n ce M et t e r n i ch A f am o us Aus t ri an s t a t es
. .
m an ( 1 7 7 3 1 8 w ho s e poli cy w as o n e of co ns e r va
'
t is m a n d r e pr e ss i o n H e w a s p ri m e m i n i s t e r d urin g
.
t h e m os t e ve n t f ul y e a rs o f t h e r e i gn o f N ap o l e on It .
i s t o h i m t h a t t h e w e ll k n o w n s ayi ng i s a t t rib ut e d
-
Apres m o i l e d e l ug e ! ,
7 0 P a n u rg e cons u l t s H er t r ippa
. P a nu r g e i s a .
c ar a c t e r
h R ab e l a i s s r o a c e G a rg an t u a and
“
i n m n
’
,
P an t a g r u e l H e co n s ul t s t h e m a g i ci an H e rt rippa
.
”
i n r e g a rd t o hi s m a rri a g e .
7 1 .K i n g A g pp
r i a Cf A c t s xx v i 2 .
7 . . .
73 . ! o
ur he a d a nd a ri p e m u s km e l on . Cf . t he
ol d E lish prov e rb :
ng “
H e th a t l os et h hi s w ife and
S ixp e n ce h at h l o s t a r b e i ng
”
t es te (the t es t er S ix
p e n ce
)
.
80 . Tha t E ng l i s h f ool s , e t c
’
. The re is n o o ccas o n i
f or fe ar t h at t h e m an w h o m t h e y ar e w at ch ng wi i ll
e s c ap e wh il e
lkin g t h e y ar e t a .
D e os e d D e p o s i t e d
9 2 .
p . .
Vi a A n e n d o r s e m e nt m a d e b y t he li ce
!
93 . s .
p o
upo n a pass po r t a f t e r t h e h a ve i nspe ct e d it and

y
fo un d it corr e ct .
1 47
n I t ali a n s ec r e t s o c i e t y, o rga n i ze d
P
9 8 .C a r bona r i A .
i n 1 8 2 0 , wh i ch w as e n d e a vori ng t o fr e e I t aly from

t he gr a s p of A us t ri a .
1 00 . Sp i el be rg . A n A u st ri an pri s on .
M a hes t he P o i n t s o ut Lui g i t o t h e
‘
si na l
-
1 01 .
g .
po li ce .
S C ENE III .
— 6 . L u ci us j u n i us . Lu c ius Juni us
B r u t us l ed the r e vo lt i c h r e s ul t e d i n
wh t h e e xp ul s i on
O f t h e T a rq ui n s n d t h e e s t a b li s h m e nt o f t h e Ro m an
a
r e pub lic ( 50 9 B . H i s n am e o ccur s n a t ur ally t o

Lui g i a s t h e l a tt e r tr i e s t he e ch o s i nce t h e yo ung
, ,
p a t ri o t i s c o n t e m pl a t i ng a S i m il a r d e e d t o t h a t wh i ch
w o n i mm or t al r e nown f o B r ut us r .
14 . O l d F r nz F r a n ci s I E m p e r o r of A us t r a
a . .
,
i .
1
9 . P el l i cos S.il vi o P e lli co ( 1 7 88—1 8 a n I t a li an
p a t ri o t a n d a m e m b e r o f t h e C a rb o n a ri H e w as .
a rr e s t e d a nd co n fi n e d e l e v e n y e a rs i n t h e pri s o n s o f
S an t a M a rgh e ri t a i n Mil a n o f I P i o m b i a t V e n i ce , ,
a n d fi n ally i n t h e S p i e l b e r H i l b r t d b k
g s ce e a e . o o ,
Le M i e Prig io ni g i v e s a
, h ist ory of h i s l ong i m
pri s o nm e nt . P e lli co w a s s e t a t lib e r t y i n 1 83 0 ,
a n d d e vot e d t h e r e m a i nd e r o f h i s lif e t o li t er ary
w o rk .
30 . They vi s i t n ig h t by ni
g ht . T h at is , in
dr e am s .
55 . I g o t h is e v en i n
g . S ee I nt e rlud e 11 .
90 oi s eq .
T h e po li ce have b e e n m i s i n fo r m e d .
1 48 N ot es
99 . Coppi ce . ll growt h
A cops e ; woo d of s m a .
1 22 A n dr ea P i er G u a l t i e r F O r m e r co n s pir a t o r s
.
, ,
.
ag a i ns t t h e t yr a nn i c a l A us t ri a n go v e r nm e n t .
35 1 H o w fi r s
. t t h e A u s t r i a n s
g o t t h e s e pr ovi n ces .
A u s t ri a g a i ne d b y co n qu e s t t h e g r e a t e r pa rt o f N o rt h
e rn ly in 1 8 1 3 T h e C o ngr e ss o f V i e nn a a f t e r
Ita .
w a rd m a d e r e p e a t e d co nc e ss i o ns u n t il by 1 8 1 5 al l t h e ,
p r o v i n c e s f e ll u n d e r A us t ri a n c o n t r o l .
1 38 Th e t ea ty . M a d e b y t h e C ongre ss of
r .
Vi e nn a .
1 48 .
“
I am t he br ig ht a nd m or n i ng st a r . Cf .
Re ve l at i o n , xxii . 1 6 .
1 50 . The g if t f
o t he m or n i ng star . C f Re ve at
. l i on ,
ll . 2 8 .
1 51 . Ch i a r a . Lui g i ’
s b e t ro t h e d .
1 56 . Lea di ng h i s r e ve l . It i s un us ua l t o fi nd J un e
p e so n r ifi e d as m as cu line .
1 63 . Th e Ti t i a n at Tr e v i s o . An a l t a r pi ece b y
-
i
T t i an 1 11 t h e C at he dr al of S an P i e t ro . T r e vi s o i s a n
I ta li an t ow n , s e v e nt e e n m il e s fro m V e n i ce .
1 64 . A h i ng l i ved l ong a
g o . A s on
g fir s t p u bli s h e d
in 1 83 5 r o u s a l t e r a t i o ns
. N um e w e r e m a d e whe n i t
wa s i n c o r p o r a t e d i n P i pp a P a s s e s in 1 84 1 .
1 6 8 D i pa r t i n I nt e ns i ve f o r m o f a r tin
.
g s
p g . .
1 72 . G ot . B e got t en .
7 4 Ag e w i t h i t s ba n e
1 . . T he e di t i on of 1 8 3 5 has
A ge w it h i t s pi n e ”
.
1 50 N ot es
ta bl e d e li ca cy
-
. Cf B . rowning s Prol ogue ’
to F e r i sh
t ah s F an ci e s
’
P r ay re a d e r
, ,
h ave yo u e at e n o rt ol ans
E ve r i n ly ? ”
Ita etc .
57 . P o l en t a . rrid g e
A po m ad e of r
co n m e al . It
form s the p ri n c i p l foo d
a of the poo r e r l
c ass of
Ita lians .
S C ENE IV .
4 . B en edi ct o ben edi ca t u r . A fo rm o f
bl e s s i ng .
IO . M ess i n a i cily h avi ng

. A c i ty a n d s e a po rt of S ,
m any fi n e b uildi n g s a n d o ne o f t h e b e s t h arb or s i n

t h e M e di t e rr a n e an It s cli m at e w h il e e x c ell e n t i s
.
, ,
e xt r e m e ly h o t i n m id s um m e r as t h e B i s h op i nt i ,
m at e s .
1 1 . A ss u mp t i on D ay . A C h urch fe s t ival ce l e b r at e d
on t h e 1 5t h o f A u us t g t o c o m m e m o r a t e t h e m ir a cu
l ous a s ce n t i nt o h e av e n o f t h e V irg i n M a ry .
20 . A s col i , F er m o , a nd F oss u m br u n o . T ow n s of
C e nt r al l
I t a y wh i ch ar e i m p o r t an t l i
e cc e s as t ca i l
ce n t r e s .
or e ig n s cu l pt S ee S ce n e II
44 .
j u l es , a f or .
.
a b ov e .
54 . The v ery
p f r o wni ng s f avo r
er ect i on . O ne o f
’
B
’
d
i t e o ct ri n i
es s t o t h e e f f e ct t h a t i n a t t a i n i n g a ny f o r m
o f p e rf e ct i o n o n e ar t h o n e e n cou nt e r s d a n g e r o f ul t i
,
N ot es 1 51
mta e p iri t
s u a l d e f e a t A sp ir a t i on e n dl es s b a t t l e s
.
,
wi t h app a r e n t f a il ur e a e m o r e t o b e d es ir e d t h an
,
r
w h a t e ve r k i n d o f s e lf s a t i s fi e d a cco m p li shm e nt Cf
-
. .
A n dr e a del S a rt o
A m an
’
s re a ch s houl d e x ce e d his g rasp ,
O r w h at
’
s a h e av e n f o r ?
6 5 Corr egg i o A nt on i o A ll e gri da

. . C o rre ggi o ( 1 494
o n e o f t h e m o s t f a m o us o f I t a li an p i n t e r s a .
H is r e pu t a t i on re s t s c h i e fl y o n h i s fr e s co e s i n t he
ch ur ch o f S a n G i o v a nn i a n d t h o s e o n t h e d o m e o f
t h e c a t h e dr a l a t P a r m a .
9 2 .P o de r e A f a r m o
. r s m all l a n d e d p r o e r t y
p ; a
m an o r .
1 01 F or l i A w all e d ci ty o f C e nt r a l I t a l y a t t h e
. .
foo t of t h e A pe nn i ne s a b o ut for ty m il e s so ut he ast o f

,
B o l o g na .
10 4 Ce en a A n e p i s co p a l ci t y s i t u at e d b e t we e n
. s .
B o l ogn a an d A n co n a a n d a b o u t t w e lve m il e s fro m

,
F orli .
1 2 8 S ol do T h e I t a li an “ pe n ny
. .
a co ppe r c o i n
e q ui val e n t i n v al ue t o t h e F r e n ch ou s .
1 3 4 M i l l t ca h e
. A k i n d o f c ak
e -
.
m a d e f r om a e
v ari e t y o f s m a ll
g r a i n w h i ch g ro w s in I t a ly It i s .
e at e n l m o s t wh olly b y t h e p e as an t ry
a .
1 4 1 P od i
.
Pl ur l o f p der
er . S e e 1 92 ab o ve
a o e . .
,
2 26 B eg u n oper a t i on l r ea dy S e e I n t e rl ud e 1
s a . 1 .
I 52 N ot e s
2 53 . The s eve n a n d on e . T h e S e ve n S t a rs is a
p o pu l ar t e rm f o r t h e Pl e i a d e s . Ro lf e thi nks t h e on e
m ay b e a ny b right pa r t i cu l a r st a r in t h e h e ave n s , ”
b ut i t i s s u gge st e d i n t h e l ark e a n d Po r t e r not e s to the C
e di t i on t h a t t h e o n e is pr o b a bly A ld e b a r a n (t h e f o l
lower) so ca ll e d b e ca us e i t f ollo ws upon t h e P l e i ad e s

, .
2 64 M i s er er e m ei D om i n e
. H ave m e r cy o n m e
, .
,
O Lo rd !
E P I L O GU E — 2 Dr ay . N e s t ; us ually t h a t o f t h e
. .
s q uirr e l .
5 . H edg e shr ew F i
-
e ld m o u s e L ab w. or m Re -
.
-
.
s e m b l e s an e a rt h w o r m t ho ugh so m e w h at l a rge r
-
, .
Live s in t h e s an d o f S e as h o r e s a nd i s m uch us e d f or ,
b ai t S pe ll e d al s o l ug w or m
.
-
.
7 0 B r en t a
. A n avi g ab l e rive r o f N o r t h I t aly
.
,
wh i ch ri s e s in t h e Tyrol .
88 . M a v is , m er l e , a nd t hr os t l e . T h e m a vi s is t h e
E ng li sh s on g t h r u sh ;
-
t h e m er l e i s t h e E n gli sh bl a ck
b ird ; t h e t hr os t l e b e l o n gs t o t h e t h ru sh fa m ily an d
,
by th e S t an d ard Di ct i o n a ry is a sol id e nt ifi e d wi th
t he s o ng-t h u s h r ( t u r du s m u s i cu s ) .
91 . H ow l et . O wl e t .
92 . Cha n t ry . P riva t e c h ap e l .
94 . F ull com l i i l t e r m : t he
p l i n es . An e c c es as t ca
l ast of th e c a non i cal ho urs o r t h e l as t se rv i ce o f com ,
m on p r ay e r f o r t h e day fo ll ow i n g ve sp e r s P l ur al o f ,
.
com p l i n or com p l i n e .
BRO WNING S LIFE AND WRI
TING S
’
A C HRO NO LO G !
1 81 2 .
Ro b e r t rowni ng b orn May 7 th P ari sh of S t

B , , .
G il e s C a m b e rw e ll Lond on
, , .
B apt i ze d J une 1 4t h in C o ngr egat i on al C h ape l

, , ,
W al wort h .
1 82 5 .
O bta ins S he lle y s’

po e m s , wh i ch h ave a form at ive
infl ue nce on his g e n i us .
1 82 6 .
Le ave s p riva t e s chool W he re ,

h e h as s pe nt s ev e ar l
ye a r s
,
a n d s t u di e s a t h om e w i t h a t ut o r .
1 8 2 9—3 0 .
A tt e n d s l e ct u r e s at U ni ve rs i t y C oll eg e , Lon d on .
P a u l i n e pu blish e d .
I56 B row n i ng
’
s L if e a nd Wr i t i ng s
1 83 3 —3 4 .
Trave l s in Russ i a a nd I t aly .
Re t ur ns t o C a m b e r we ll .
P a r a ce l s u s pu blish e d .
The B r o w n i ng f a m il y m ove f ro m C am b e rw e ll t o
H a t ch a m .
B rowning m ak e s t h e ac qu ai nt ance of Macr e a dy .
1 83 5—36 .
C ont rib ut es s e ve ar l po e m s t o t h e M an t aly Refi os
S t r af or a
’
p ubli she d .
S t r afi e m pr o d uc e d G a rd e n Th e a t r e ,
’
at C ove n t
M ay Is t .
F irs t Ita li an j o urne y .
’
S or a el l o pu bli sh e d .
1 84 1 .
P ub li c a t i on of B el l s a nd P om eg r a n a t es b eg un .
P ipfi a P a ss es p u blishe d .
I 58 B r o w n i ng
’
1 849 .
P oe m (firs st co ll e ct e d e dit ion) p u blishe d in

l
vo um e s .
B ir t h of Rob e r t B arr e t t B ro w ni ng , Mar ch 9t h .
Deat h of t he poe t
’
s m o th e r .
1 850 .
Car i s t m a s E -
o e a nd
t
E a s t er - D ay p ubli she d .
1 8 51 .
The B ro wn ings v i s i t E n g l and , a nd spe n d t h e f ol
l owi ng w i n t e r i n P a ri s i
w t h Ro b er t B rowni ng ,
t he
e ld e r.
1 8 52 .
I nt ro d uct o ry e ss ay t o t h e [ spuri ous! Le t t e rs o f

P e r cy B yss h e S h e ll e y p ubli s h e d .
T h e B r own i ngs p a s s t h e s um m e r i n Lon d o n Re .
t urn t o F l or e n ce t h e f oll o w i ng w i nt e r .
1 8 53 .
Col om oe ’
s B i r t l i a ay p
’
ro d uce d at t he H aym ark e t
The a t re b y M i ss H e l e n F au ci t , A pril 2 5t h .
1 8 55 .
M en a na
7
Wom en pu bli sh e d .
1 8 55—56 .
Res id es i n Lo n d o n a nd Pa ris .
B row n i ng
’
s L if e a nd Wr i t i ng s 1 59
ri
A t p t o N o m an r dy .
1 86 1 .
r G ui di , J t h
'
D e ath of Mr s . B o wn i ng a t C as a un e 2 9 .
1 86 7 .
R e c e iv e s d e gr e e o f M . A from O xford
.
an d
m a d e h o nor a ry F e ll o w of B a lli o l C o ll e g e .
1 86 8 .
P oet i ca l W or ks p u b li sh e d in l
s ix vo um e s
1 8 6 8—6 9 .
Tne R i ng a nd t he B lis h e dook p ub .
A t our i n S c o t l a n d a nd vi s i t t o La dy
,
A sh b r
u t on
a t Lo ch Lui ch a r t Lo dg e .
1 87 0 .
Re sid e nc e at S t A ub
.
-
in , F r ance .
1 60 B row n i ng
’
1 87 1 .
B a l a ust i a n A dv en t u r e pu bli she d in A ugus t

’
s .
P r i nce H one n s t i e l S cnw a ng a u , S a vi or

-
o
f S oci ety,
pu b lishe d in D e c e m b e r .
H e r u e R i el pu bli s he d i n Cor nl t i l l M ag a zi ne
’
1 87 2 .
F ifi ne a t t l t e F a i r pu blis he d .
P ub lish es a vo um e l o f se l e ct i ons fr o m his wo rks .
1 8 7 2 —7 3 .
S p e nd s p ar t o f e a ch y e ar at S t -A u
. bin .
1 87 3 .
Red Cot t on N zgl t t Cap -

Cou n t ry ; or ,
Tow er s pub lish e d .
1 87 4 .
Vi s i t t o A n t w e rp .
1 87 5 .
A r is t opha nes Afi ol ogy p ubli sh e d in April

’
.
Tl i e In n A l ou m pu bli sh e d
ber i n N ove m .
V i s i t t o V ill e rs o n co ast of N o r m a n d y
,
.
N o m i n a t e d t o t h e offi ce of Lo rd Re ct o r
U n ive rs i t y o f G l asg o w .
1 87 6 .
P a cc/ na r ot t o O i l i er P oem s publi sh e d

'
a nd .
Vi s i t t o th e Isl e of A rran .
1 62 B row n i ng
’
1 884 .
R e ce i ve s t h e d eg re e of LL D . . f rom t he Unive rs i t y
of E dinb urgh .
F e r i s nt a l i ’
s F a n ci es p u bli s h e d .
Ag a in d e clin es to s t an d f o r t h e Lo rd Re ct or s hi p
-
of St . A n dr ews .
1 88 5 .
Pu r chase s a res id e nce i n Veni ce , the P a l a zzo

M a nzon i , a nd r e t urns t o E ngl and .
1 8 86 .
S pe nd s t h e a ut um n in W al es .
A c ce p t s t he p o s t of fore ign co rr e spond ent t o the
Roy al A c ad e m y .
1 88 7 .
P a r l ey i ng s w i t /t Ce r t a i n P eofi l e o f [ mfi or t a n ce i n
Tli ei r Day pub lish e d .
Re t urns t o I t aly .
1 888—89 .
P oet i ca l Wor ks pu blish e d in s ixt ee n vol ume s .
1 889 .
A sol a n do F a n ci es a nd F a ct s pu blis h e d .
Ro b e r t B r o w n i n g di e d at V e n i ce De ce m b e r ,
1 2 th ;
b uri e d in W e s tm i n s t e r A bb ey De ce mb e r 3 l st ,
.

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NTRO DUC TIO N

Pi ppa Pas s es was published in 1 84 1 ,

o ccupying the initial nu m ber of

the general public was ﬁrst w o n t o B rowning

m ain s one O f the m os t popular of the poet s

The idea of Pippa Pa s ses ca m e t o B rown

a gipsy girl S inging and imagined some one

unc o nsciou s inﬂuence at every step . The

the littl e silk winding girl O f A so l o N O

where in l iterature , p r o bably can be,fou nd a

The dra m a is E ven if a

reader c o uld be foun d with the o btu s en e ss

s o m e at m o s ph ere and prof o und ethical motive .

T he play wi l l not yield half its beauties at

yet it is n ot at all obscure I t si m ply de .

mands , like all O f B rowning s wr iting s ’

B rownin g him s elf it will be remembered dis

clai m ed all inte nti on of fur n i shing intellectual

s wiftly that it i s never ea sy t o foll ow him

Yet a little hard cli m bing is trem end o u s ly

All hu m a n nature lie s befo re us in pan oram a ,

a n d O f n o o n e O f B row n i ng s w ork s i s thi s

‘fundam ental brain w o rk -

de pth within depth a s the m orning air

it s S ide the m ore O b viou s l y pr of o un d poe m s ,

s i m ple and varied O f B r o w ni ng s lay that ’

which shows every side of his geniu s has ,

m o st lightne s s and s trength and al l in al l

m ay be ter m ed a representative poem Mr .

William Vaughan M oo dy ha s recently char

m a s que W i th interspers ed dramatic epi s ode s

hardly nece s sary t o read a d o zen l ine s In

t iall y unactable There is no veri s im ilitude

in the s peech O f the litt l e s ilk winding girl ; -

S he u s es language quite beyo nd the ran g e ,

o r even the c once ption of a pea sant Th e

wh o le drama is surcharged with the i m agina

son age s — while t hey do not alway s talk in

character — are not the poet hi m self m a s

individual and consistent I t w ould s eem

therefore as though their manner of s peech

were due t o s ome original theo ry of art e n

le s sne ss or ign o rance B r owni ng deliberately

mere verity of fact s in the intere s t O f a

d ialect O f a m ill girl he s till ex pre s s es o nly

s uch e m oti on s a s S h e m ight easily have had .

I t i s n o t ph ot ography ; it is the real reach

B rowning set s free the pent up emotions in -

the dum b little heart and de m on strates

that he know s the child/ better even than

But there are other rea s on s besides thi s

which m ake thi s a reading drama rather than

of a s trongly executed pl ot The leading .

gro u ps of characters a re scar ce l y acquain ted

is n o sub pl o t or s ubtle i n terweavin g O f m o

t ive s,and the m ain e pi sode s them s elve s touch

o nly becau s e the life of each is inﬂuenced by

which escaped actual incoherence so epis odi

A s till further Obj ection t o Pippa Pa s se s

What do we kn o w res pecting the fate of

p yl a in any c o nventi o n al s en s e it can hardly

together with a pr ol ogu e thr e e interlude s , ,

an d an e pil ogu e The ﬁrs t t wo interlude s