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“Iyieldthegraveforthysake，andexchangeMynearsweetviewofheavenforearthwiththee!“
TheirPisanhomewasamidsacredassociations。ItwassituateinanoldpalazzobuiltbyVasari，withinsightoftheLeaningTowerandtheDuomo。There，inabsoluteseclusion，theywroteandplanned。
OnceandagaintheymadeapilgrimagetotheLanfranchiPalace“towalkinthefootstepsofByronandShelley“：occasionallytheywenttoVespersintheDuomo，andlistened，rapt，tothemusicwanderingspirallythroughthevastsolitarybuilding：oncetheywerefortunateinhearingtheimpressivemusicalmassforthedead，intheCampoSanto。
TheywereevenremindedoftenoftheirdistantfriendHorne，foreverytimetheycrossedoneofthechiefpiazzastheysawthestatueofCosimodeMedicilookingdownuponthem。
Inthisbeautifuloldcity，sofullofreposeasitlies“asleepinthesun，“
Mrs。Browning’shealthalmostleapt，soswiftwasheradvancetowardsvigour。
“Sheisgettingbettereveryday，“wroteherhusband，“stronger，betterwonderfully，andbeyondallourhopes。“
Thathappyfirstwintertheypassed“inthemostsecludedmanner，readingVasari，anddreamingdreamsofseeingVeniceinthesummer。“
ButearlyinApril，whentheswallowshadflowninlandabovethepinesofViareggio，andShelley’sfavouritelittleAziolawashootingsilverlyamongthehollowvalesofCarrara，thetwopoetspreparedtoleavewhatthefrailerofthemcalled“thisperchofPisa。“
Butwithallitscharmandhappyassociations，thelittlecitywasdull。
“Evenhumanfacesdivinearequite`rococo’withme，“
Mrs。Browningwrotetoafriend。ThechangetoFlorencewasawelcomeonetoboth。Browninghadalreadybeenthere，buttohiswifeitwasasthefulfilmentofadream。
Theydidnotatfirstgotothatromanticoldpalacewhichwillbeforeversociatewiththeauthorof“CasaGuidiWindows“，butfoundaccommodationinamorecentrallocality。
WhentheJuneheatscame，husbandandwifebothdeclaredforAncona，thepicturesquelittletownwhichdreamsoutupontheAdriatic。
Butthoughsoclosetothesea，Anconaisinsummertimealmostinsufferablyhot。InsteadoffindingitcoolerthanFlorence，itwasasthoughtheyhadleaptrightintoacauldron。
Alludingtoitmonthslater，Mrs。BrowningwrotetoHorne，“Theheatwasjustthefiercestfireofyourimagination，andISEETHEtothinkofitatthisdistance。“
Itwasamemorablejourneyallthesame。TheywenttoRavenna，andatfouro’clockonemorningstoodbyDante’stomb，moveddeeplybythepatheticinscriptionandbyalltheassociationsitevoked。
AllalongthecoastfromRavennatoLorettowasnewgroundtoboth，andendlesslyfascinating；inthepassingandrepassingoftheApenninestheyhad`wonderfulvisionsofbeautyandglory。’AtAnconaitself，notwithstandingtheheat，theyspentahappyseason。
HereBrowningwroteoneoftheloveliestofhisshortpoems，“TheGuardianAngel“，whichhaditsorigininGuercino’spictureinthechapelatFano。Bytheallusionsinthesixthandeighthstanzasitis
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