Forgive me this digression — that I stand <br /> Entranced a — All Writings Of Robert Browning | Quote

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"Forgive me this digression — that I stand Entranced awhile at Laws first beam, outbreak O the business, when the Counts good angel bade "Put up thy sword, born enemy to the ear, "And let Law listen to thy difference!" And Law does listen and compose the strife, Settle the suit, how wisely and how well! On our Pompilia, faultless to a fault, Law bends a brow maternally severe, Implies the worth of perfect chastity, By fancying the flaw she cannot find."