Algernon Charles Swinburne Quotes


There is no God found stronger than death; and death is a sleep.


Citations

Swinburne, Algernon Charles. "Hymn to Proserpine." Poems and Ballads. John Camden Hotten, 1866, p. 76.

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Algernon Charles Swinburne
Algernon Charles Swinburne
  • Born: April 5, 1837
  • Died: April 10, 1909
  • Nationality: English
  • Profession: Poet, Playwright, Novelist, Critic

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.