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I have lived long enough, having seen one thing, that love hath an end
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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And lo, between the sundawn and the sun His day's work and his night's work are undone: And lo, between the nightfall and the light, He is not, and none knoweth of such an one.
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My loss may shine yet goodlier than your gain When Time and God give judgment.
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Fear that makes faith may break faith.
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If love were what the rose is, And I were like the leaf, Our lives would grow together In sad or singing weather.
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