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Lyric Poem · Happiness

Pippa's Song

by Robert Browning · 1841

1Pippa

2Passes

3Robert

4Browning

5Barse & Hopkins

6New York

7Pippa passes;

8I dedicate my best intentions, in this poem,

9London: 1841.

10Pippa.

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Poem
Pippa's Song
Poet
Robert Browning
Published
1841
Length
10 lines
Form
Lyric Poem, Short Poems
Themes
Happiness, Spring, Short

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Shape
10 lines · 7 stanzas of 1–2 lines
Line length
Mostly 2-syllable lines.
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Author record
Robert Browning1812–1889
Source record
WikisourcePippa's Song by robert-browning, Wikisource transcription
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Full text · United States · reviewed 2026-07-18
Publication record
1841
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SHA-256 0d27a66c3c978cb6
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