"Nephelidia", line 16, from The Heptalogia (1880); Swinburne intended "Nephelidia" as a self-parody.
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Life is the lust of a lamp for the light that is dark till the dawn of the day that we die.
— Algernon Charles Swinburne
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Life is the lust of a lamp for the light that is dark till the dawn of the day that we die." in the context of ""Nephelidia", line 16, from The Heptalogia (1880); Swinburne intended "Nephelidia" as a self-parody." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Algernon Charles Swinburne
Algernon Charles Swinburne (5 April 1837 – 10 April 1909) was an English poet.
About Algernon Charles Swinburne
Algernon Charles Swinburne (5 April 1837 – 10 April 1909) was an English poet.
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