"Say not "a small event!" Why "small"? Costs it more pain that this ye call A "great event" should come to pass From that? Untwine me from the mass Of deeds which make up life, one deed Power shall fall short in or exceed!"

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Source: Robert Browning (1994). “The Works of Robert Browning”, p.167, Wordsworth Editions

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Robert Browning

Poet, Playwright

Robert Browning was a 19th-century English poet known for his innovative use of dramatic monologues and exploration of complex human emotions.

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