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Algernon Charles Swinburne was an English poet, playwright, novelist, and critic. He wrote several novels and collections of poetry such as Poems and Ballads, and contributed to the famous Eleventh Edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica. Swinburne wrote about many taboo topics, such as lesbianism, cannibalism, sado-masochism, and anti-theism. His poems have many common motifs, such as the ocean, time, and death. Several historical people are featured in his poems, such as Sappho ("Sapphics"), Anactoria ("Anactoria"), Jesus ("Hymn to Proserpine": Galilaee, La. "Galilean") and Catullus ("To Catullus").

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Hermaphroditus
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A Watch In The Night
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Swan Song
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Birth And Death
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Chorus
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Envoi
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To Catullus
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Marzo Pazzo
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Sleep
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The Way Of The Wind
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Dead Love
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A Baby's Death
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Mourning
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Death And Birth
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Benediction
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A Night-Piece By Millet
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At Sea
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The Leper
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Love Lies Bleeding
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A Flower-Piece By Fantin
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Before Sunset
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Discord
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Sorrow
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Prelude - Tristan And Isolde
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A Match
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