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Robert Browning

1812-1889. Robert Browning, a British poet and playwright, is best remembered for his dramatic monologue poems, such as "Porphyria's Lover." His first published poem, "Pauline: A Fragment of a Confession," appeared in 1833; it did not sell well.

Pauline: A Fragment of a Confession

27 September 2007
Vol. 7, No. 3
poetry, classic

Pauline, mine own, bend o'er me—thy soft breast

Shall pant to mine—bend o'er me—thy sweet eyes,

And loosened hair, and breathing lips, arms

Drawing me to thee—these build up a screen

To shut me in with thee, and from all fear,

So that I might unlock the sleepless brood

Of fancies from my soul…