Lay，andletcometheproperthroewouldthrillIntotheecstasyandoutthrobpain。”
　　VI。GiuseppeCaponsacchi，v。972。”blind?
　　Ay，asamanwouldbeinsidethesun，DeliriouswiththeplentitudeoflightShouldinterfusehimtothefinger-ends”——
　　X。ThePope，1564。”Youhavethesunrisenow，joinstruthtotruth。”
　　X。ThePope，1763。”Onemakesfoolslookfoolisherfifty-foldByputtingintheirplacethewiselikeyou，TotakethefullforceofanargumentWouldbuffettheirstolidityinvain。”
　　XI。Guido，858。
　　Heretheinfinitive”Totake”mightbeunderstood，atfirstlook，asthesubjectof”Wouldbuffet”；butitdependson”putting”，etc。，andthesubjectrelative”that”issuppressed：”anargument[that]
　　wouldbuffettheirstolidityinvain。””Willyouheartruthcandonoharmnorgood?”
　　XI。Guido，1915。”Iwho，withoutletforescapetoheaven，WouldtarryifsuchflightallowedmyfoeToraisehishead，relievedofthatfirmfootHadpinnedhimtothefierypavementelse！”
　　XI。Guido，2099。
　　i。e。，”thatfirmfoot[that]hadwouldhavepinned。”……”ponder，ereyepass，EachincidentofthisstrangehumanplayPrivilyactedonatheatre，WasdeemedsecurefromeverygazebutGod’s，”——
　　XII。TheBookandtheRing，v。546。”Asyebecomespectatorsofthisscene——
　　*****——
　　AsoulmadeweakbyitspatheticwantOfjustthefirstapprenticeshiptosin，WouldthenceforthmakethesinningsoulsecureFromallfoessaveitself，that’struliestfoe，”——
　　XII。TheBookandtheRing，v。559。
　　i。e。，”sin，[that]would。””Washeproud，——atruescionofthestockWhichboretheblazon，shallmakebrightmypage”——
　　XII。TheBookandtheRing，v。821。
　　2。Theuseoftheinfinitivewithouttheprepositive”to”，isfrequentlyextendedbeyondpresentusage，especiallyin`Sordello’
　　and`TheRingandtheBook’。Thefollowingareexamples：——”Whofails，throughdeedshowe’erdiverse，RE-TRACK
　　Mypurposestill，mytask?”
　　Sordello，p。168。”failedAdelaideSEEthenWhowasthenaturalchief，themanofmen?”
　　Sordello，p。175。”butwhen’Twastimeexpostulate，attemptwithdrawTaurellofromhischild，”……
　　Sordello，p。180。
　　Herearetwoinfinitives，withtheprepositiveomitted，”expostulate”and”attempt”，bothdependentonthenoun”time”，andanother，”withdraw”，withouttheprepositive，dependenton”attempt”：”butwhen’twastime[to]expostulate，[to]attempt[to]withdraw”，etc。”Forthusheventured，totheverge，Pushavainmummery。”……
　　Sordello，p。190。
　　i。e。，forthusheventured[to]pushtothevergeavainmummery。”asyetHehadinconsciouslycontrivedFORGET
　　I’thewhole，todwello’thepoints”……
　　Sordello，p。190。”Grownbestial，dreaminghowBECOMEdivine。”
　　Sordello，p。191。”AndthewholemusicitwasframedAFFORD，”——
　　Sordello，p。203。”Wassuchalighting-upoffaith，inlife，Onlyallowedinitiate，setman’sstepInthetruewaybyhelpofthegreatglow?”
　　R。andB。X。ThePope，v。1815。
　　i。e。onlyallowed[to]initiate，[to]setman’sstep，etc。”IfImightreadinsteadofprintmyspeech，——
　　Ay，andenlivenspeechwithmanyaflowerRefusesobstinatelyblowinprint。”
　　R。andB。IX。Johannes-BaptistaBottinius，v。4。
　　Herethesubjectrelativeof”refuses”isomitted，andtheverbfollowedbyaninfinitivewithouttheprepositive：”manyaflower[that]refusesobstinately[to]blowinprint。”
　　3。Insteadofthemodernanalyticform，thesimpleformofthepastsubjunctivederivedfromtheAnglo-Saxoninflectionalform，andidenticalwiththatofthepastindicative，isfrequentlyemployed，thecontextonlyshowingthatitisthesubjunctive。SeeAbbott’s`ShakespearianGrammar’，361etseq。”WouldwesomeprizemightholdTomatchthosemanifoldPossessionsofthebrute，——gainmost，aswedidbest！”
　　RabbiBenEzra，St。xi。
　　i。e。，asweshoulddobest。”ThuswereabolishedSpringandAutumnboth，”
　　I。TheRingandtheBook，1358。
　　i。e。，wouldbeabolished。”HispeevishnesshadpromptlyputasideSuchhonorandrefusedtheprofferedboon，”……
　　II。HalfRomeR。andB。，369。
　　i。e。，wouldhavepromptlyputaside。”Whatdailypittancepleasedtheplundererdole。”
　　X。ThePopeR。andB。，561。
　　i。e。，asthecontextshows，[it]mightpleasetheplunderer[to]dole。”successiontotheinheritanceWhichboldercrimehadlostyou：”
　　IV。TertiumQuidR。andB。，1104。
　　i。e。，wouldhavelostyou。
　　Buttheverbs”be”and”have”arechieflysoused，andnotoftenbeyondwhatpresentusageallows。*——
　　*Tennysonuses”saw”=`viderem’，inthefollowingpassage：——”ButsinceIdidnotseetheHolyThing，IswareavowtofollowittillIsaw。”
　　SirPercivalein`TheHolyGrail’——
　　4。Theuseofthedative，orindirectobject，without”to”or”for”。
　　Suchdativesareveryfrequent，andscarcelyneedillustration。
　　Thepoethassimplycarriedtheuseofthembeyondthepresentgeneralusageofthelanguage。Butthere’sanoticeableoneinthePope’sMonologue，in`TheRingandtheBook’，vv。1464-1466：
　　TheArchbishopofArezzo，towhompoorPompiliahasapplied，inherdistress，forprotectionagainstherbrutalhusband，thinksitpoliticnottotakeherpart，butsendherbacktohimandenjoinobedienceandsubmission。ThePope，inhisMonologue，representsthecraftyArchbishopassaying，whenPompiliacries，”Protectmefromthewolf！””No，thyGuidoisrough，heady，strong，Dangeroustodisquiet：lethimbide！
　　Heneedssomebonetomumble，helpamuseThedarknessofhisdenwith：so，thefawnWhichlimpsupbleedingtomyfootandlies，——Cometomedaughter！——thusIthrowhimback！”
　　i。e。，thusIthrowback[to]himthefawnwhichlimpsupbleedingtomyfootandlies。Theparenthesis，”Cometome，daughter”，beinginterposed，andwhichisintroducedaspreparatorytohispurpose，addstothedifficultyoftheconstruction。
　　Thereare，afterall，butcomparativelyfewinstancesinBrowning’spoetry，wherethesefeaturesofhisdictioncanbefairlycondemned。Theyoftenimpartacrispnesstotheexpressionsinwhichtheyoccur。
　　Thecontrivingspiritofthepoet’slanguageoftenresultsingreatcomplexityofconstruction。Complexityofconstructionmaybeafault，anditmaynot。Itmaybejustifiedbythecomplexityofthethoughtwhichitbearsalong。”Clearquack-quackiseasilyuttered。”Butwhereanauthor’sthoughtisnimble，far-reaching，ellipticalthroughitsenergy，anddiscursive，theexpressionofitmustbemoreorlesscomplexorinvolved；
　　hewillemploysubordinateclauses，andparentheses，throughwhichtoexpresstheoutstanding，restricting，andtoningrelationsofhisthought，thatis，ifheisamasterofperspective，andrankshisgroupedthoughtsaccordingtotheirrelativeimportance。
　　Thepoet’sapostrophetohiswifeinthespirit-world，whichclosesthelongprologueto`TheRingandtheBook’vv。1391-1416，andinwhichheinvokesheraidandbenediction，intheworkhehasundertaken，presentsagreatercomplexityofconstructionthanistobemetwithanywhereelseinhisworks；andofthispassageitmaybesaid，asitmaybesaidofanyotherhavingacomplexconstruction，supposingthistobetheonlydifficulty，thatit’shardratherthanobscure，anddemandsclosereading。But，notwithstandingitscomplexstructureandthefreightofthoughtconveyed，thepassagehasaremarkableLIGHTSOMENESSofmovement，andisafinespecimenofblankverse。Theunobtrusive，butdistinctlyfelt，alliterationwhichrunsthroughit，contributessomethingtowardthislightsomeness。ThefirsttwoverseshaveaTennysonianring：——”OlyricLove，half-angelandhalf-birdAndallawonderandawilddesire，——
　　Boldestofheartsthateverbravedthesun，Tooksanctuarywithintheholierblue，5Andsangakindredsoulouttohisface，——
　　Yethumanatthered-ripeoftheheart——
　　WhenthefirstsummonsfromthedarklingearthReachedtheeamidthychambers，blanchedtheirblue，Andbaredthemoftheglory——todropdown，10Totoilforman，tosufferortodie，——
　　Thisisthesamevoice：canthysoulknowchange?
　　Hailthen，andhearkenfromtherealmsofhelp！
　　NevermayIcommencemysong，mydueToGodwhobesttaughtsongbygiftofthee，15Exceptwithbentheadandbeseechinghand——
　　Thatstill，despitethedistanceandthedark，Whatwas，againmaybe；someinterchangeOfgrace，somesplendouroncethyverythought，Somebenedictionancientlythysmile：
　　20——Neverconclude，butraisinghandandheadThitherwhereeyes，thatcannotreach，yetyearnForallhope，allsustainment，allreward，Theirutmostupandon，——soblessingbackInthosethyrealmsofhelp，thatheaventhyhome，25Somewhitenesswhich，Ijudge，thyfacemakesproud，Somewannesswhere，Ithink，thyfootmayfall！”*
　　*Inthelastthreeversesof`TheRingandtheBook’
　　thepoetagainaddresseshis”LyricLove”toexpressthewishthattheRing，whichhehasroundedoutoftheroughoreoftheRomanmurdercase，mightbutlie”inguardianship”outsidehers，”Thyraregoldringofversethepoetpraised
　　LinkingourEnglandtohisItaly。”
　　ThereferenceistotheinscriptiononCasaGuidi，ViaMaggiore，9。Florence：
　　QUISCRISSEEMORI
　　ELISABETTABARRETTBROWNING
　　CHEINCUOREDIDONNACONCILIAVA
　　SCIENZADIDOTTOESPIRITODIPOETA
　　EFECEDELSUOVERSOAUREOANELLO
　　FRAITALIAEINGHILTERRA
　　PONEQUESTOMEMORIA
　　FIRENZEGRATA
　　1861。