Dîs Aliter Visum; or, Le Byron De Nos Jours
Ten years after a seaside walk, a woman questions an older poet about his reasons for deciding against a match with her. She argues that their mutual love could have brought spiritual growth despite his physical decline and her undeveloped abilities. Her husband approaches from his whist game.
By Robert Browning · Genre: Dramatic Monologue, Love Poetry, Philosophical Poetry · 1,705 words
First lines
Or, Le Byron de Nos Jours
Stop, let me have the truth of that! / Is that all true? I say, the day / Ten years ago when both of us / Met on a morning, friends -- as thus / We meet this evening, friends or what? --
Genres
- Dramatic Monologue — A woman addresses a poet, reconstructs his calculations during their earlier walk, and rebukes his rejection of their love; she also attributes a brief dismissive interjection to him.
- Love Poetry — The speaker insists that their love was mutual and challenges his rejection of it despite his physical decline and her undeveloped abilities.
- Philosophical Poetry — The speaker argues that imperfect earthly love can begin a spiritual development that heaven must complete.
Tags
rejected love · age differences · missed opportunities · spiritual growth · dramatic monologue
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Robert Browning
- Date: Date unknown
- Language: English
- Genres: Dramatic Monologue, Love Poetry, Philosophical Poetry
- Length: 1,705 words
- Structure: 1 section, 31 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Easy (6th Grade)
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