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Nodoubt，inlyingonthesand-dunesinthegoldenSeptemberglow，inlookinguponthetheresomewhatturbidcurrentoftheLoire，thepoetbroodedonthosedayswhenhesawitsinlandwaterswithherwhowaswithhimnolongersaveindreamsandmemories。
Herehewrotethatstirringpoem，“HerveRiel“，foundeduponthevalorousactionofaFrenchsailorwhofrustratedthenavalmightofEngland，andclaimednothingasarewardsavepermissiontohaveaholidayonlandtospendafewhourswithhiswife，“labelleAurore“。“HerveRiel“(whichhasbeentranslatedintoFrench，andisoftenrecited，particularlyinthemaritimetowns，andisalwaysevocativeofenthusiasticapplause)isoneofBrowning’sfinestaction-lyrics，andisassuredofthesameimmortalityas“HowtheybroughttheGoodNewsfromGhenttoAix“，orthe“PiedPiper“himself。
In1872therewaspracticalproofofthepoet’sgrowingpopularity。
BaronTauchnitzissuedtwovolumesofexcellentlyselectedpoems，comprisingsomeofthebestof“MenandWomen“，“DramatisPersonae“，and“DramaticRomances“，besidesthelonger“Soul’sTragedy“，“Luria“，“InaBalcony“，and“ChristmasEveandEasterDay“
themostChristianpoemofthecentury，accordingtooneeminentcleric，theheterodoxself-sophisticationofafree-thinker，accordingtoanother：
really，thereflexofagreatcrisis，thatofthefirstmovementofthetideofreligiousthoughttoapracticallylimitlessfreedom。
Thiseditionalsocontained“BishopBlougram“，thenmuchdiscussed，apartfromitspoeticandintellectualworth，onaccountofitssupposedverisimilitudeinportraitureofCardinalWiseman。
Thiscomposition，oneofBrowning’smostcharacteristic，issocleverthatitisscarcelyapoem。PoetryandClevernessdonotwellagree，themusebeingalreadyunitedinperfectmarriagetoImagination。
InhisEssayonTruth，BaconsaysthatoneoftheFatherscalledpoetry`VinumDaemonum’，becauseitfilleththeimagination。
Certainlyifitbenot`vinumdaemonum’itisnotPoetry。
Inthisyearalsoappearedthefirstseriesof“Selections“
bythepoet’slatestpublishers：“DedicatedtoAlfredTennyson。
InPoetryillustriousandconsummate：InFriendshipnobleandsincere。“
Itwasinhisprefacetothisselectionthathewrotetheoften-quotedwords：
“NordoIapprehendanymorechargesofbeingwilfullyobscure，unconscientiouslycareless，orperverselyharsh。“Atoraboutthedateofthese“Selections“thepoetwrotetoafriend，onthisverypointofobscurity，“IcanhavelittledoubtthatmywritinghasbeeninthemaintoohardformanyIshouldhavebeenpleasedtocommunicatewith；butIneverdesignedlytriedtopuzzlepeople，assomeofmycriticshavesupposed。Ontheotherhand，Ineverpretendedtooffersuchliteratureasshouldbeasubstituteforacigaroragameatdominoestoanidleman。
Soperhaps，onthewhole，Igetmydeserts，andsomethingover
notacrowd，butafewIvaluemore。“
In1877Browning，everrestlessforpasturesnew，wentwithhissistertospendtheautumnatLaSaisiaz(Savoyardfor“thesun“)，avillaamongthemoun
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