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kausik911
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College - Junior
"My riding is better, by their leave"--Why does the lover in "The Last Ride Together" think so?
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kwoo1213 Teacher
College - JunioreNotes Editor
Posted by kwoo1213 on Saturday July 5, 2008 at 7:08 PMIn Browning's poem, his ultimate message is that the things he discusses in the poem, art, statesmanship, and fighting (in a war...a soldier) have disproportionate results (www.online-literature.com). However, love has a greater result...Heaven itself. Love is all-encompassing and everlasting and the ultimate reward of love is Heaven. Also, love is its OWN ultimate reward, as well (www.online-literature.com). The line "My riding is better, by their leave" means that the narrator of the poem has learned by from the various experiences in life that nothing can compare to love in its value because love is timeless and should be celebrated because it is its own reward.
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