Who knows but the world may end tonight?

Robert Browning

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Topic

Living in the moment Tomorrow The future

Author

Robert Browning

Source

Last Ride Together

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1855 1850s 19th century

Occupation

Poet Playwright Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Original Citation

Browning, Robert. "The Last Ride Together." Men and Women. London: Chapman and Hall, 1855, st. 2.

Current Citation

Browning, Robert. "The Last Ride Together." Robert Browning's Poetry, edited by James F. Loucks and Andrew M. Stauffer. W. W. Norton & Company, 2007, st. 2.

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Flaubert, Gustave. Madame Bovary: Moeurs de Province [Madame Bovary: Provincial Manners]. Revue de Paris, 1 Oct. 1856 - 15 Dec. 1856. Serial.

Current Citation

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Source
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Statement Type
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Language
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Time
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Authentication Score 3
Citation

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