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Prospice by Robert, , Browning, feel my throat, 7, , EMist in my face,, a the snows begin, and the blasts denote, , | am nearing the place,, , The power of the night, tbepress of the storm,, , 27, , , , The post of the fox, , , , Wheré he stands, thé Arch Fear in a ysible, , , , form,, , Yet the strong man must go:, , For the journey ts done and the summit, attained, f, , And the barriers fall,, Though a battlg¥ to fight ere t, , The reward of it all., , , , , , | was ever a fighter, so—one fight more,, , —ThebeStanGIneTaSTOOO—~—S—~—~—, , | would hate that death bandaged my eyes and, , forbore, ef, , And bade me creep past., , , , ——$—$—$—$—$—$————, No! let me taste the whole of it, fare like my, pees, , The heroes of old,, Scanned with CamScanner

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Summary, , The poet is not at all afraid of the physical, troubles that come at the time of, , death. Though he may feel suffocation (fog) in, his throat, a heaviness in his vision and a cold, numbness creeping over his body, all showing, that death is very near, yet he is not at all, afraid of death. These symptoms of death, cannot unnerve him. He may find it difficult to, breathe and hard to see because of his blurred, vision, yet it is his duty as a strong man to go, forward and face with fortitude and courage, , the severities and pains at the time of death., , During the course of our lives, we engaged in, various kinds of activities and have achieved, various kinds of honours and distinctions. We, choose difficult adventures and take pleasure, in overcoming them. There we prove the, unconquerable nature of our spirit. But all the, honours and glories which we acquire in life, are only an introduction to our last fight with, death. Like competitors in a race who are, awarded prizes at the end of the struggle,, , there wards that await, come to us only after, Scanned with CamScanner

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death has been overcome., , The poet says that death cannot treat him as a, coward. He does not want any mercy at the, hands of death. He will face death like a bold, , man and not like a coward., , The poet says that throughout his life he has, struggled with the numerous odds and, difficulties of life. He has been a fighter in his, life. He will gladly fight the last battle of his, life with death. This battle against death would, be the final battle of his life. It will also be the, best battle because soon after death he will, reach the kingdom of God and meet his, , beloved wife., , Earthly life is completed by our going to, Heaven where all the “broken arcs” are made, into ‘perfect rounds’ The same idea is, , conveyed here in these lines in a somewhat, different way. Browning says that even the, heroes of antiquity had to face death and fight, it bravely. We ordinary people should derive, inspiration from them and be prepared to meet, death bravely and cheerfully like them. If we, , do so, we can overcome it in one minute. It is, , live aur firet nlinaa inta tha eald af daath, Scanned with CamScanner

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water which is painful. Thereafter it is, pleasant to be in the water.Also, death, , squares up all human accounts., , Death appears to be frightening only when we, are afraid of it. As a matter of fact, even the, worst moment of death becomes enjoyable, and appears to be the best to those who have, got courage in them. After all through death, , we pass into another life and pass into Heaven, if we are brave. Shortly before death one feels, as if a storm were blowing, it were raining and, in the mind of the man about to die it appears, as if demons were standing ready to take him, to hell. But all this disturbance of the mind and, heart gradually decreases. One feels a peace, pervading through his entire personality. This, peace then gives place to the feelings of joy., Then The dying man sees a light, the light of, God and ultimately with the help of this light, , he is united with the one he loves., , Analysis, , The poem ‘Prospice’ first appeared in, Dramatist Personace in 1864. His wife had, , died in 1861. The poem is a tribute to her, , memorv It has heen renarded as one of the, Scanned with CamScanner