Algernon Charles Swinburne, Songs Before Sunrise. in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 124-25.
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No blast of air or fire of sun Puts out the light whereby we run With girdled loins our lamplit race, And each from each takes heart of grace And spirit till his turn be done.
— Algernon Charles Swinburne on Companionship
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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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