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Quotation from My Last Duchess by Robert Browning

“as if she ranked My gift of a nine-hundred-years-old name With anybody's gift.”

Robert Browning (spoken by The Duke)

My Last Duchess, Lines 32-34 (Dramatic Lyrics, 1842 (text from Baker's 1899 edition))

Portrait of Robert Browning

The heart of his grievance: she did not value his ancient lineage above any other kindness.

Citation: "as if she ranked My gift of a nine-hundred-years-old name With anybody's gift." — Robert Browning, My Last Duchess, Lines 32-34 (Dramatic Lyrics, 1842 (text from Baker's 1899 edition)). (id my-last-duchess-q3)

Portrait: Robert Browning by Herbert Rose Barraud, circa 1888, Herbert Rose Barraud / Adam Cuerden, Public domain.

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