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Swinburne, Algernon Charles
(1837-1909) British writer. Swinburne's reputation as a great poet rests upon a number of poems, such as "Atalanta in Calydon," "Dolores" (1866), "Laus Veneris" (1866), and "Tristram of Lyonesse" (1882).
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Algernon Charles Swinburne was a British poet during the Victorian period. He was criticized for some of the more sexually charged and controversial passages in his poetry. Oscar Wilde once called him "a braggart in matters of vice." Nonetheless, he is known as one of the great Victorian poets. Read these quotes from Algernon Charles Swinburne.
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