Browning, Robert

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An English poet of the nineteenth century whose many poems include “The Pied Piper of Hamelin” and “My Last Duchess.”

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How to use Browning, Robert in a sentence

“You can imagine the sound of that gun on a Bronx street,” Chief of Detectives Robert Boyce says.
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So, in an unusual order (PDF) issued on New Years Day, District Judge Robert Hinkle clarified the issue.
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And yet as Robert Ward discovered, Marvin—for all of his larger-than-life machismo—was surprising in real life.
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But the last national figure to wield ancient personal authority in an explicitly religious way was Robert F. Kennedy.
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And the Absinthe House has a full list: Other famous imbibers include P.T. Barnum, Oscar Wilde, and General Robert E. Lee.
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Many had predicted that Robert would devote himself to Mrs. Pontellier when he arrived.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
Madame Ratignolle begged Robert to accompany her to the house; she complained of cramp in her limbs and stiffness of the joints.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
Robert Fitzgerald received a patent in England for making salt water fresh.
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Robert uttered a shrill, piercing whistle which might have been heard back at the wharf.
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Robert went over and seated himself on the broad sill of one of the dormer windows.
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