Someyearsafterhiswife’sdeath,whichoccurredin1849,Mr。BrowningleftHatchamandcametoPaddington,butfinallywenttoresideinParis,andlivedthere,inasmallstreetofftheChampsElysees,tillhisdeathin1866。TheCreolestrainseemstohavebeendistinctlynoticeableinMr。Browning,somuchsothatitispossibleithadsomethingtodowithhisunwillingnesstoremainatSt。Kitts,wherehewascertainlyononeoccasiontreatedcavalierlyenough。
Thepoet’scomplexioninyouth,lightandivory-tonedasitwasinlaterlife,hasbeendescribedasolive,anditissaidthatoneofhisnephews,whomethiminParisinhisearlymanhood,tookhimforanItalian。
IthasbeenaffirmedthatitwastheemotionalCreolestraininBrowningwhichfoundexpressioninhispassionformusic。**
Thethreebrothersweremenofliberaleducationandliterarytastes。
Mr。W。S。Browning,whodiedin1874,wasanauthorofsomerepute。