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Itwouldbeimpossibleforthemostindolentreaderorcritictoattributeit,evenifanonymous,toanotherparentage。ColeridgealludessomewheretocertainversesofWordsworth’s,withthedeclarationthatifhehadmetthemhowlinginthedeserthewouldhaverecognisedtheirauthorship。
“Fifine“wouldnotevenhavetohowl。
BrowningwasvisitingPorniconeautumn,whenhesawthegipsywhowastheoriginalof“Fifine“。InthewordsofMrs。Orr,“hisfancywasevidentlysetroamingbythegipsy’saudacity,herstrength
thecontrastwhichshepresentedtothemorespiritualtypesofwomanhood;
andthiscontrasteventuallyfoundexpressioninapathetictheoryoflife,inwhichtheseoppositetypesandtheircorrespondingmodesofattractionbecamethenecessarycomplementofeachother。Ashelaiddownthetheory,Mr。Browningwouldbespeakinginhisownperson。Buthewouldturnintosomeoneelseintheactofworkingitoutforitinsensiblycarriedwithitapleaforyieldingtothoseoppositeattractions,notonlysuccessively,butatthesametime;andamodifiedDonJuanwouldgrowupunderhispen。“
OnedrawbacktoanunconditionalenjoymentofBalzacisthateverynowandagainthestudentofthe`ComedieHumaine’
resentsthetooobviousdisplayoftheforcesthatpropeltheeffect
alesserphaseofthewearinesswhichensuesuponmuchreadingofthemere“humandocuments“oftheGoncourtschoolofnovelists。
Inthesameway,wetoooftenseeBrowningworkinguptheelectricalqualities,sothat,whenthefulminationcomes,weunderstand“justhowitwasproduced,“and,asillogicallyaschildrenbeforeatooelaborateconjurer,concludethatthereisnotsomuchinthisparticularpoeticfeatasinotherswhich,likeHerrick’smaids,continuallydodeceive。Tomethisisaffirmableof“FifineattheFair“。
Thepoetseemstoknowsoverywellwhatheisdoing。
Ifhedidnottakethereadersomuchintohisconfidence,ifhewouldrelymoreupontheliberalgraceofhisearlierverseandlessuponthetrainedsubtletyofhisathleticintellect,thecharmwouldbethegreater。Thepoemwouldhaveasurerdurationasoneoftheauthor’sgreaterachievements,ifthereweremorefrequentandmoreprolongedinsistenceonthenotestruckinthelines(Section73)aboutthehill-stream,infantofmistanddew,fallingovertheledgeofthefissuredclifftofinditsfateinsmokebelow,asitdisappearsintothedeep,“embitteredevermore,tomaketheseaonedropmorebigthereby:“
orinthecloudysplendourofthedescriptionofnightfall(Section106):
orinthewindyspringfreshnessof“Hence,whentheearthbeganafreshitslifeinMay,Andfruit-treesbloomed,andwaveswouldwanton,andthebayRuffleitswealthofweed
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