A C Swinburne Algernon Charles Swinburne was an English poet, controversial in his own day.Swinburne was born at 7 Chester Street, Grosvenor Place, London,

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A C Swinburne Algernon Charles Swinburne was an English poet, controversial in his own day.Swinburne was born at 7 Chester Street, Grosvenor Place, London, on 5 April 1837. He was the eldest of six children born to Captain Charles Henry Swinburne and Lady Jane more..

“ A C Swinburne: Time turns the old days to derision, our loves into corpses or wives; and marriage and death and division make barren our lives. #Time and Time Management

“ A C Swinburne: Thou has conquered, O pale Galilean. #Jesus Christ

“ A C Swinburne: We shift and bedeck and bedrape us, thou art noble and nude and antique. #Nudity

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