Multiple choice 'For a handful of silver, he left us.' This line of Browning has a reference to Shakespeare Wordsworth Tennyson Dryden Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself B Correct answer Explanation This line from Browning's 'The Lost Leader' refers to William Wordsworth, who Browning felt had betrayed his poetic principles by accepting a government position. The 'handful of silver' symbolizes financial gain over artistic integrity.