Robert Browning Quotes about Pain

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Pleasure must succeed to pleasure, else past pleasure turns to pain

Pleasure must succeed to pleasure, else past pleasure turns to pain

Robert Browning

Pain, Past, Succeed

Robert Browning (2008). “The Agamemnon of Aeschylus, La Saisiaz, Etc.”, p.60, Wildside Press LLC

When pain ends, gain ends too.

Robert Browning

Pain, Gains, Ends

Robert Browning (1830). “An Introduction to the Study of Robert Browning's Poetry”, p.341

A pretty woman's worth some pains to see.

Robert Browning

Pain, Pretty Woman, Attractiveness

Robert Browning (1994). “The Works of Robert Browning”, p.295, Wordsworth Editions

For sudden the worst turns the best to the brave, The black minute's at end, And the elements' rage, the fiend voices that rave, Shall dwindle, shall blend, Shall change, shall become first a peace out of pain, Then a light, then thy breast, O thou soul of my soul! I shall clasp thee again, And with God be the rest!

Robert Browning

Pain, Light, Voice

Robert Browning (1994). “The Works of Robert Browning”, p.497, Wordsworth Editions

Believeth with the life, the pain shall stop.

Robert Browning

Life, Pain

Robert Browning (1994). “The Works of Robert Browning”, p.495, Wordsworth Editions

Then welcome each rebuff That turns earth's smoothness rough, Each sting that bids nor sit nor stand, but go! Be our joys three-parts pain! Strive, and hold cheap the strain; Learn, nor account the pang; dare, never grudge the throe!

Robert Browning

Pain, Learning, Joy

Robert Browning (2007). “Poems by Robert Browning (Student Edition)”, p.122, Wildside Press LLC

That moment she was mine, mine, fair, Perfectly pure and good: I found A thing to do, and all her hair In one long yellow string I wound Three times her little throat around, And strangled her. No pain felt she; I am quite sure she felt no pain. As a shut bud that holds a bee, I warily oped her lids: again Laughed the blue eyes without a stain. And I untightened the next tress About her neck; her cheek once more Blushed bright beneath my burning kiss . . .

Robert Browning

Pain, Eye, Kissing

'Porphyria's Lover' (1842) l. 38

I dare not so honor my mere wishes and prayers as to put them for a moment beside your noble acts; but this know, I would rather submit to the worst of deaths, so far as pain goes, than have a single dog or cat tortured on the pretence of sparing me a twinge or two.

Robert Browning

Dog, Pain, Cat

"The Complete Works of Robert Browning: The Agamemnon of Æschylus, La Saisiaz, etc".

No! let me taste the whole of it, fare like my peers, The heroes of old, Bear the brunt, in a minute pay glad life's arrears Of pain, darkness and cold.

Robert Browning

Life, Pain, Hero

'Prospice' (1864)

Only I discern Infinite passion, and the pain Of finite hearts that yearn.

Robert Browning

Pain, Passion, Heart

'Two in the Campagna' (1855) st. 12

Say not "a small event!" Why "small"? Costs it more pain that this ye call A "great event" should come to pass From that? Untwine me from the mass Of deeds which make up life, one deed Power shall fall short in or exceed!

Robert Browning

Life, Pain, Fall

Robert Browning (1994). “The Works of Robert Browning”, p.167, Wordsworth Editions