andagainandagaininhispoemswemayencountervagueechoesofthose“remoteisles“and“perilousseas“as，forexample，in“thedimclusteredislesofthebluesea“of“Pauline“，andthe“someisle，withthesea’ssilenceonit
someunsuspectedisleinthefarseas!“of“PippaPasses“。
Butofcoursehehadothermattersformentaloccupationbesidespoetry。
HiseducationatMr。Ready’sprivateacademyseemstohavebeenexcellentsofarasitwent。Heremainedtheretillhewasfourteen。
Perhapsbecauseofthefewboardersattheschool，possiblyfromhisownreticenceinself-disclosure，hedoesnotseemtohaveimpressedanyschool-matedeeply。Wehearofnoonewho“knewBrowningatschool。“Hisbesteducation，afterall，wasathome。