Living

V

by Algernon Charles Swinburne 1837–1909

From Songs Before Sunrise

Living

Not for revenge or affright,
Pride, or a tyrannous lust,
Cast from thee the crown of thy praise.
Mercy was thine in thy might;
Strong when thou wert, thou wert just;
Now, in the wrong-doing days,
Cleave thou, thou at least, to the right.

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Swinburne, Algernon Charles. “V.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/swinburne/611/.

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Swinburne, Algernon Charles. “V.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/swinburne/611/.

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