Doubt and other things, verse and illustrations . [270] Digitized by Microsoft®. Browning Tis dangerous to touch on BrowningAnd set the Brownies all a-frowning,But hes a preacher like the rest,And only a poet at his best. Hear Paracelsus where he tells us,Or rather Brownings about to tell,All we would know of Heaven and Hell,How he peters out and fails usLeaving the hard question dubiousBy giving the Mediums old worn bare through constant use—Even Spirits are not much better had he admittedHe did not know—and just said so. But hes preacher like the rest,And only a poet

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Doubt and other things, verse and illustrations . [270] Digitized by Microsoft®. Browning Tis dangerous to touch on BrowningAnd set the Brownies all a-frowning,But hes a preacher like the rest,And only a poet at his best. Hear Paracelsus where he tells us,Or rather Brownings about to tell,All we would know of Heaven and Hell,How he peters out and fails usLeaving the hard question dubiousBy giving the Mediums old worn bare through constant use—Even Spirits are not much better had he admittedHe did not know—and just said so. But hes preacher like the rest,And only a poet at his best. [271] Digitized by Microsoft®

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