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Quote by Algernon Charles Swinburne

“Marvellous mercies and infinite love.”

Book:Selected Verse

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This book compiles a selection of poems, showcasing a variety of styles and themes. more

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Algernon Charles Swinburne

A renowned Victorian poet known for his ornate style and romantic sentiments. Swinburne's works cover a wide range of themes including love, nature, and religion, and have had a profound impact on subsequent poets. more

“I loved you; even now I may confess, Some embers of my love their fire retain; But do not let it cause you more distress, I do not want to sadden you again. Hopeless and tongue tied, yet I loved you dearly With pangs the jealous and the timid know; So tenderly I loved you, so sincerely, I pray God grant another love you so.”

Knows Want Love May Causes Fire Love You Praying Tongue Hopeless Grants Jealous Tied Distress Sincerely I Pray You Again Praying To God I Loved You Embers Tongue Tied

Author:Alexander Pushkin

“How loved, how honored once, avails thee not, To whom related, or by whom begot A heap of dust alone remains of thee 'Tis all thou art, and all the proud shall be!”

Love Art Proud Remains Dust Thee Related Honored

Book:The Works of Alexander Pope: With a Memoir of the Author, Notes, and Critical Notes on Each Poem

Source: The Works of Alexander Pope: With a Memoir of the Author, Notes, and Critical Notes on Each Poem

“Now warm in love, now with'ring in my bloom Lost in a convent's solitary gloom!”

Love Lost Losing Warm Rings Solitary Gloom

Book:The Works: Including Several Hundred Unpublished Letters, and Other New Materials

Source: The Works: Including Several Hundred Unpublished Letters, and Other New Materials

“In men, we various ruling passions find; In women, two almost divide the kind Those, only fixed, they first or last obey, The love of pleasure, and the love of sway.”

Men Love Firsts Kind Two Lasts Passion Pleasure Various Fixed Divides Ruling Ruling Passion

Author:Alexander Pope

“No, make me mistress to the man I love; If there be yet another name more free More fond than mistress, make me that to thee!”

Ifs Men Love Names He Man Thee Mistress

Author:Alexander Pope

“Is not absence death to those who love?”

Love Absence Saying Good Bye Your Absence Goodbye My Love Saying Goodbye Is Hard Absence Love

Book:The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: Memoirs of the life and writings of Pope. Recommendatory poems. A discourse on pastoral poetry. Pastorals. Messiah. Windsor forest. Odes. Two chorus's to the tragedy of Brutus. The dying Christian to his soul. An essay on criticism. The rape of the lock. Elegy to the memory of an unfortunate lady. Prologue to Mr. Addison's tragedy of Cato. Epilogue to Mr. Rowe's Jane Shore

Source: The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: Memoirs of the life and writings of Pope. Recommendatory poems. A discourse on pastoral poetry. Pastorals. Messiah. Windsor forest. Odes. Two chorus's to the tragedy of Brutus. The dying Christian to his soul. An essay on criticism. The rape of the lock. Elegy to the memory of an unfortunate lady. Prologue to Mr. Addison's tragedy of Cato. Epilogue to Mr. Rowe's Jane Shore

“Something there is moves me to love, and I Do know I love, but know not how, nor why.”

Knows Love Moving

Book:Songs and other poems

Source: Songs and other poems

“If we evolved a race of Isaac Newtons, that would not be progress. For the price Newton had to pay for being a supreme intellect was that he was incapable of friendship, love, fatherhood, and many other desirable things. As a man he was a failure; as a monster he was superb.”