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Quotation from My Last Duchess by Robert Browning

“and I choose Never to stoop.”

Robert Browning (spoken by The Duke)

My Last Duchess, Lines 42-43 (Dramatic Lyrics, 1842 (text from Baker's 1899 edition))

Portrait of Robert Browning

His explanation for never telling her what displeased him.

Citation: "and I choose Never to stoop." — Robert Browning, My Last Duchess, Lines 42-43 (Dramatic Lyrics, 1842 (text from Baker's 1899 edition)). (id my-last-duchess-q4)

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

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