Days decrease,
And autumn grows, autumn in everything.

Robert Browning

Andrea del Sarto

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Topic

Autumn Seasons

Author

Robert Browning

Source

Andrea del Sarto

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. "Andrea del Sarto." Men and Women. London: Chapman and Hall, 1855, I. 44.

Current Citation

Browning, Robert. "Andrea del Sarto." Robert Browning: The Major Works, edited by Adam Roberts. Oxford University Press, 2009, I. 44.

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