Algernon Charles Swinburne image
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Born in April 5, 1837 / Died in April 10, 1909 / United Kingdom / English

Poems by Algernon Charles Swinburne

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In Memory of Walter Savage Landor

... Man's death set free,Not with disdain of days that were ...

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Three Faces

... Out of the dark,Once more a face no glance might choose but mark ...

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In San Lorenzo

... To wake thee while the old sorrow and shame were near ...

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The Year of the Rose

... Over the rose-crowned land!The year of the rose is brief ...

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Mater Triumphalis

... As though thou wert but as another God,"One hour for sleep," we said, "and yet one other ...

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Insularum Ocelle

... As a shrine where the sunlight serves, though the blown clouds hover, ...

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The Halt Before Rome--September 1867

... Pass from the face of her fame:Hers, whom we turn to and cry on, ...

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The Litany Of Nations

... Yet I am she. By the sea that clothed and sun that saw me splendid ...

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The Song Of The Standard

... ve of thee, sweet that thou art!Take in thy right hand thy banner, a strong staff fit for thine hand ...

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On An Old Roundel

... Ages ago.So clear, so deep, the divine drear accents flow, ...

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Ode On The Insurrection In Candia

... The heaven of their high memories shall nor wax nor wane ...

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Lines on the Death of Edward John Trelawny

... Cherished of thee were this brief song’s brothers ...

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Anactoria

... and my face Seen once, my songs once heard in a strange place, ...

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Satia te Sanguine

...   And you kill men’s hearts with a breath ...

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Sir William Gomm: Sonnets

...   To praise of men whereby men’s hearts are stirred, ...