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Algernon Charles Swinburne on Graduation

1837–1909 England

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All gifts but one the jealous God may keep
From our soul's longing, one he cannot—sleep.
This, though he grudge all other grace to prayer,
This grace his closed hand cannot choose but spare.

In the world of dreams, I have chosen my part.
To sleep for a season and hear no word
Of true love's truth or of light love's art,
Only the song of a secret bird.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Algernon Charles Swinburne (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.