principleswhichitbehovesthepresentgenerationofeducatorstolookwellto。Theacquisitionofknowledgeisagoodthing，thesharpeningoftheintellectisagoodthing，thecultivationofphilosophyisagoodthing；butthereissomethingofinfinitelymoreimportancethanallthese——itis，therectification，theadjustment，throughthatmysteriousoperationwecallsympathy，oftheunconsciouspersonality，thehiddensoul，whichco-operateswiththeactivepowers，withtheconsciousintellect，and，asthisunconsciouspersonalityisrectifiedorunrectified，determinestheactivepowers，theconsciousintellect，forrighteousnessorunrighteousness。
TheattentivereaderofBrowning’spoetrymustsoondiscoverhowremarkablyhomogeneousitisinspirit。Therearemanyauthors，andgreatauthorstoo，thereadingofwhosecollectedworksgivestheimpressionoftheirhaving”triedtheirhand”atmanythings。
NosuchimpressionisderivablefromthevoluminouspoetryofBrowning。
Wideasisitsrange，onegreatandhomogeneousspiritpervadesandanimatesitall，fromtheearliesttothelatest。
NootherlivingpoetgivessodecidedanassuranceofhavingaBURDENtodeliver。Anappropriategeneraltitletohisworkswouldbe，`TheBurdenofRobertBrowningtothe19thCentury’。