Death & Dying
XII
From Songs Before Sunrise
Death & Dying
Be not as tyrant or slave,
England; be not as these,
Thou that wert other than they.
Stretch out thine hand, but to save;
Put forth thy strength, and release;
Lest there arise, if thou slay,
Thy shame as a ghost from the grave.
November 20, 1867.
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Swinburne, Algernon Charles. “XII.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/swinburne/618/.
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Swinburne, Algernon Charles. “XII.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/swinburne/618/.
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