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Body and spirit are twins: God only knows which is which.

~Algernon Charles Swinburne

Topics: Body God Knows Only Spirit Twins Which

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To say of shame - what is it? Of virtue - we can miss it; Of sin-we can kiss it, And it's no longer sin.

~Algernon Charles Swinburne

Topics: Kiss Longer Miss Say Shame Sin Virtue

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Time turns the old days to derision, Our loves into corpses or wives; And marriage and death and division Make barren our lives.

~Algernon Charles Swinburne

Topics: Barren Corpses Days Death Division Lives Loves Make Marriage Old Old Days Our Our Lives Time Turns Wives

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While three men hold together, the kingdoms are less by three.

~Algernon Charles Swinburne

Topics: Hold Kingdoms Less Men Three Together While

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Hope thou not much, and fear thou not at all.

~Algernon Charles Swinburne

Topics: Fear Hope Much Thou

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Glory to Man in the highest! For Man is the master of things.

~Algernon Charles Swinburne

Topics: Glory Highest Man Master Things

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From too much love of living, From hope and fear set free, We thank with brief thanksgiving Whatever gods may be That no life lives for ever; That dead men rise up never; That even the weariest river Winds somewhere safe to sea.

~Algernon Charles Swinburne

Topics: Brief Dead Even Ever Fear Free Gods Hope Life Lives Living Love May Men Much Never No Life Rise River Safe Sea Set Somewhere Thank Thanksgiving Too Too Much Up Whatever Winds

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Poet

Born: April 5th, 1837

Died: April 10th, 1909

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