Name: Songs of the Springtides and Birthday Ode
Author: Algernon Charles Swinburne
ISBN: 978-1428036680

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Songs of the Springtides and Birthday Ode

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A sea-mew on a sea-king's wrist alighting,As the north sea-wind caught and strained and curledThe raven-figured flag that led men fightingFrom field to green field of the water-world,Might find such brief high favour at his handFor wings imbrued with ... Read more

A sea-mew on a sea-king's wrist alighting,As the north sea-wind caught and strained and curledThe raven-figured flag that led men fightingFrom field to green field of the water-world,Might find such brief high favour at his handFor wings imbrued with brine, with foam impearled,As these my songs require at yours on land,That durst not save for love's free sake require,Being lightly born between the foam and sand,But reared by hope and memory and desireOf lives that were and life that is to be,Even such as filled his heavenlier song with fireWhose very voice, that sang to set man free,Was in your ears as ever in ours his lyre,Once, ere the flame received him from the sea. Less

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Algernon Charles Swinburne

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Algernon Charles Swinburne (5 April 1837 – 10 April 1909) was an English poet, playwright, novelist, and critic. He wrote several novels and collections of poetry such as Poems and Ballads, and cont...

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