540-633。AllthatJohnsaysintheseverses,inreplytotheanticipatedobjectionsurgedinvv。514-539,arefound,substantially,inseveralpassagesinBrowning’spoetry。
Seeremarksonpp。36-38beginning,”ThehumansoulisregardedinBrowning’spoetry”,etc。{ChapterII,Section1inthisetext。}
Aninfallibleguide,whichwouldrenderunnecessaryanystrugglesonman’spart,afterlightandtruth,wouldtorpifyhispowers。
Andseevv。582-633ofthepresentpoem。
552。Mantakesthattitlenow:thatis,of`First,last,andbestofthings”,if,etc。Seesections17and18of`Saul’,andstanza10of`RabbiBenEzra’。AndseethegranddyingspeechofParacelsus,whichconcludesBrowning’spoem。