Nature
XXXII
From Poems and Ballads (Third Series)
Nature
A temple not by men's hands builded,
But moulded of the spirit, and wrought
Of passion and imperious thought;
With light beyond all sunlight gilded,
Whereby the sun seems nought.
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Swinburne, Algernon Charles. “XXXII.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/swinburne/239/.
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Swinburne, Algernon Charles. “XXXII.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/swinburne/239/.
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