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The delight that consumes the desire, The desire that outruns the delight.
Algernon Charles Swinburne
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Algernon Charles Swinburne
Age: 72 †
Born: 1837
Born: April 5
Died: 1909
Died: April 10
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A young man with a very good past. [Fr., Un jeune homme d'un bien beau passe.]
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