Algernon Charles Swinburne image
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Born in April 5, 1837 / Died in April 10, 1909 / United Kingdom / English

Poems by Algernon Charles Swinburne

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Eight Years Old

...   With flower and shower till hope scarce fears ...

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Song Before Death: From the French

...   Break to full flower and sweeten spring, ...

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To William Bell Scott

...   Shines no less bright his full-sheaved harvest-home ...

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Before the Mirror

...   Late rose whose life is brief, whose loves are light ...

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Quia Nominor Leo: Sonnets

...   Endured thy God’s worst here, and hence went home ...

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Before Dawn

...   With all the whole soul’s will ...

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An Interlude

...   Though the ways and the woods smelt sweet ...

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Les Noyades

... but he   Caught fire, waxed bright as a great bright flame ...

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Epilogue: Songs Before Sunrise

...   And breathes and burns men's hearts with heat ...

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John Day: XIII

...   And loud from lips of boys brow-bound with May ...

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The Leper

... yet, Could the close mouth catch breath and stir, ...

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The Year of Love

... Some great pale fruit’s slow colour, shed ...

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Swan Song

... And love grown faint and fretful, ...

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Hymn to Proserpine (After the Proclamation in Rome of the Christian Faith)

... Though the feet of thine high priests tread where thy lords and our forefathers trod, ...

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In The Orchard

...   And with the slain of love love’s ways are strewn, ...