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Dickens CHIEF in thy generation born of men Whom English praise acclaimed as English born, With eyes that matched the world-wide eyes of morn For gleam of tears or laughter, tenderest then When thoughts of children warmed their light, or when Reverence of age... Poet: Algernon Charles Swinburne	On the Death of Thomas Carlyle and George Eliot Two souls diverse out of our human sight Pass, followed one with love and each with wonder: The stormy sophist with his mouth of thunder, Clothed with loud words and mantled in the might Of darkness and magnificence of night; And one whose eye could smite... Poet: Algernon Charles Swinburne	On the Monument erected to Mazzini at Genoa Italia, mother of the souls of men, Mother divine, Of all that served thee best with sword or pen, All sons of thine, Thou knowest that here the likeness of the best Before thee stands: The head most high, the... Poet: Algernon Charles Swinburne	Nephelidia From the depth of the dreamy decline of the dawn through a notable nimbus of nebulous noonshine, Pallid and pink as the palm of the flag-flower that flickers with fear of the flies as they float, Are they looks of our lovers that lustrously lean from a marvel of mystic miraculous... Poet: Algernon Charles Swinburne
Nocturne La nuit écoute et se penche sur l'onde Pour y cueillir rien qu'un souffle d'amour ; Pas de lueur, pas de musique au monde, Pas de sommeil pour moi ni de séjour. Ô mère, ô Nuit, de ta source profonde Verse-nous, verse enfin l'oubli du jour. Verse l'oubli de... Poet: Algernon Charles Swinburne	Tenger és alkonyég között Tenger és alkonyég között a szerelem hozzámszökött. Örömre bú jött, napra éj, a hosszú vágyra kurta kéj, s óh, szerelem, reád mi jött tenger és tengerpart között! Tenger és kikötő között az édesből keserű lett, a vágyból könny, a könnyből láng,... Poet: Algernon Charles Swinburne