Swinburne

[ swin-bern ]

/ ˈswɪn bərn /

noun

Algernon Charles,1837–1909, English poet and critic.

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Examples from the Web for swinburne

For Swinburne, there are physical signs that a God made everything else, and that is that.
“Why Does the World Exist?” by Jim Holt: Review|Anthony Gottlieb|July 17, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Jonathan Bate argues in the TLS that Swinburne was a master metrician as well as a pioneer in changing sexual attitudes.
Best of Brit Lit|Peter Stothard|July 9, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Indeed it is nothing but Mr. Swinburne's opinion that prevents my feeling certainty on the point.
Shakespearean Tragedy|A. C. Bradley
Sounds were the important things for Dowson, which is essentially the Swinburne echo.
Adventures in the Arts|Marsden Hartley

Swinburne could have found round about Putney plenty of slaves who had no crucifixes: but only crucifixions.
The Victorian Age in Literature|G. K. Chesterton
It wasn't argument—but just the same it somehow put a crimp in Swinburne!
Rough-Hewn|Dorothy Canfield
The English race has committed no crime in demanding from its poets something that Swinburne could not give.
Books and Persons|Arnold Bennett

British Dictionary definitions for swinburne

Swinburne

/ (ˈswɪnˌbɜːn) /

noun

Algernon Charles. 1837–1909, English lyric poet and critic

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