Algernon Charles Swinburne

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I will go back to the great sweet mother, Mother and lover of men, the sea.

Algernon Charles Swinburne

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Topic

Ocean and sea

Author

Algernon Charles Swinburne

Language

English

Time

1866 1860s 19th century

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Original Citation

Swinburne, Algernon Charles. "The Triumph of Time." Poems and Ballads, First Series. London: Edward Moxon & Co., 1866, st. 33.

Current Citation

Swinburne, Algernon Charles. "The Triumph of Time." Poems and Ballads and Atalanta in Calydon. Penguin Classics, 2001, st. 33.

I am tired of tears and laughter,
And men that laugh and weep;
Of what may come hereafter
For men that sow and reap:
I am weary of days and hours,
Blown buds of barren flowers,
Desires and dreams and powers
And everything but sleep.

Algernon Charles Swinburne

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Topic

Tired heart

Author

Algernon Charles Swinburne

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1866 1860s 19th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Swinburne, Algernon Charles. "The Garden of Proserpine." Poems and Ballads, First Series. London: Edward Moxon & Co., 1866, st. 2.

Current Citation

Swinburne, Algernon Charles. "The Garden of Proserpine." Poems and Ballads and Atalanta in Calydon. Penguin Classics, 2001, st. 2.