“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, Pippa Passes

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Pippa Passes (1841)

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English poet and playwright of the Victorian Era 1812–1889

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“Say not "a small event!"”

Robert Browning Pippa Passes

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!
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