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Sleep, when a soul that her own clouds
Wails that sorrow should always
Watch, nor see in the gloom above her Sleep,
Down, through darkness naked and steep,
Sinks, and the gifts of his grace
Soon the soul, though her wound be deep.
God beloved of us, all men's lover,
All most weary that smile or
Feel thee afar or anear them hover, Sleep.
Algernon Charles Swinburne
Algernon Charles Swinburne (5 April 1837 – 10 April 1909) was an English poet, playwright, novelist, and critic. He wrote several novels and col
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