Multiple choice

'For a handful of silver, he left us.' This line of Browning has a reference to

  1. Shakespeare

  2. Wordsworth

  3. Tennyson

  4. Dryden

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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.