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“I am tired of tears and laughter, And men that laugh and weep Of what may come hereafter For men that sow to reap: I am weary of days and hours, Blown buds of barren flowers, Desires and dreams and powers And everything but sleep.”

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Book:Delphi Complete Works of Algernon Charles Swinburne (Illustrated)
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“To wipe off the froth of falsehood from the foaming lips of inebriated virtue, when fresh from the sexless orgies of morality and reeling from the delirious riot of religion, may doubtless be a charitable office.”

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Book:Swinburne Replies: Notes on Poems and Reviews, Under the Microscope [and] Dedicatory Epistle
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“Wan February with weeping cheer, Whose cold hand guides the youngling year Down misty roads of mire and rime, Before thy pale and fitful face The shrill wind shifts the clouds apace Through skies the morning scarce may climb. Thine eyes are thick with heavy tears, But lit with hopes that light the year's.”

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Book:Delphi Complete Works of Algernon Charles Swinburne (Illustrated)
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