Nature

XXII

by Algernon Charles Swinburne 1837–1909

From Poems & Ballads (Second Series)

Nature

But if the riddles that in sleep we read,
And trust them not, be flattering truth indeed,
As he that rose our mightiest called them,--he,
Much higher than thou as thou much higher than we--
There, might we say, all flower of all our seed,
All singing souls are as one sounding sea.

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Swinburne, Algernon Charles. “XXII.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/swinburne/398/.

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