id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt 17347 Swinburne, Algernon Charles Sonnets, and Sonnets on English Dramatic Poets (1590-1650) Taken from The Collected Poetical Works of Algernon Charles Swinburne, Vol V. .txt text/plain 6137 561 94 With joy's bright raiment and with love's sweet bread, Nor shall man hear till all men's songs are done: Love sees thy spirit laugh and speak and shine Than those wherefrom thy light of musing mirth The light of life has faded from thy cause, Thy God shall give thee back for birthright Rome? What shall thy children fear, what strengths not scorn, High-thoughted seers with heaven's heart-kindling lights Darkening thy soul with shadow of thunderous wings. Grave and great-hearted Massinger, thy face The spirit of thought that moved thy deeper song, So looms the likeness of thy soul, John Ford. O sweetest heart of all thy time save one, High conscience lights for mother's love and fame: And this thy praise is sweet on Shakespeare's tongue-Ploughed up thy soul till round the furrowing plough Praised of thy sire for manful might of pen: This praise keeps most thy fame's memorial strong ./cache/17347.txt ./txt/17347.txt