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Why comes temptation but for man to meet And master and make crouch beneath his foot, And so be pedestaled in triumph?


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This page presents the quote "Why comes temptation but for man to meet And master and make crouch beneath his foot, And so be pedestaled in triumph?". Author of this quote is Robert Browning. This quote is about triumph, temptation, feet, men,.