Death & Dying
XVII
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Death & Dying
She treads on gods and god-like things,
On fate and fear and life and death,
On hate that cleaves and love that clings,
All that is brought forth of man's breath
And perisheth with what it brings.
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Swinburne, Algernon Charles. “XVII.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/swinburne/380/.
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Swinburne, Algernon Charles. “XVII.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/swinburne/380/.
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