“Rafael made a century of sonnets.”
Stanza ii.
One Word More (1855)
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Robert Browning179
English poet and playwright of the Victorian Era 1812–1889Related quotes
James Fenton (1949) poet
Source: An Introduction to English Poetry (2002), Ch. 22: Poetic Drama and Opera (p. 125)
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Giacomo Casanova (1725–1798) Italian adventurer and author from the Republic of Venice
History of My Life (trans. Trask 1967), 1997 reprint, v. 7, chapter 7, p. 143
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“Yes, there's love if you want it. Don't sound like no sonnet, my lord.”
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