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.
About Algernon Charles Swinburne
Algernon Charles Swinburnewas an English poet, playwright, novelist and critic. He wrote many plays – all tragedies – and collections of poetry such as Poems and Ballads, and contributed to the Eleventh Edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica.
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Glory to Man in the highest! For Man is the master of things.
English poet, playwright and novelist (1837-1909)
Body and spirit are twins: God only knows which is which.
English poet, playwright and novelist (1837-1909)
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.
English poet, playwright and novelist (1837-1909)
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.
English poet, playwright and novelist (1837-1909)
Hope thou not much, and fear thou not at all.
English poet, playwright and novelist (1837-1909)
While three men hold together, the kingdoms are less by three.
English poet, playwright and novelist (1837-1909)
Time turns the old days to derision, Our loves into corpses or wives; And marriage and death and division Make barren our lives.
English poet, playwright and novelist (1837-1909)