One of the most studied and debated poems in the history of the English language. Perhaps Robert Browning's most famous poem, first published in 1842, my version is copied from the George Mason University academic research systems website. Click on links for excellent footnotes.
My Last Duchess
(Ferrara)
(Ferrara)
That's my last duchess painted on the wall,
Looking as if she were alive. I call
That piece a wonder, now; Fra Pandolf's hands
Worked busily a day, and there she stands.
Will't please you sit and look at her? I said
"Fra Pandolf" by design, for never read
Looking as if she were alive. I call
That piece a wonder, now; Fra Pandolf's hands
Worked busily a day, and there she stands.
Will't please you sit and look at her? I said
"Fra Pandolf" by design, for never read
