Swinburne
Algernon Charles, 1837–1909, English poet and critic.
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For Swinburne, there are physical signs that a God made everything else, and that is that.
“Why Does the World Exist?” by Jim Holt: Review | Anthony Gottlieb | July 17, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTJonathan Bate argues in the TLS that Swinburne was a master metrician as well as a pioneer in changing sexual attitudes.
The best and simplest way to make it clear how much Swinburne owed to Baudelaire is by means of parallel quotation.
Charles Baudelaire, His Life | Thophile GautierThe influence of Browning and of Swinburne upon the writer's taste is plain.
Poems | Adam Lindsay GordonThere are dangers along these wild beaches; the poet Swinburne, when a boy, was almost cut off by the tide near Tintagel.
The Cornwall Coast | Arthur L. Salmon
Swinburne's erotic ballads had, as I have noticed in an earlier volume, excited Punch's vehement disapproval.
Mr. Punch's History of Modern England Vol. IV of IV. | Charles L. GravesBut it is possible that Swinburne was too hasty in accepting ancient gossip, and that both the Faustinas were maligned.
Romance of Roman Villas | Elizabeth W. (Elizbeth Williams) Champney
British Dictionary definitions for Swinburne
/ (ˈswɪnˌbɜːn) /
Algernon Charles. 1837–1909, English lyric poet and critic
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