A Century of Roundels

Contents:
Author: Algernon Charles Swinburne

Birth and Death

Birth and death, twin-sister and twin-brother,
Night and day, on all things that draw breath,
Reign, while time keeps friends with one another
Birth and death.

Each brow-bound with flowers diverse of wreath,
Heaven they hail as father, earth as mother,
Faithful found above them and beneath.

Smiles may lighten tears, and tears may smother
Smiles, for all that joy or sorrow saith:
Joy nor sorrow knows not from each other
Birth and death.

Contents:

Related Resources

None available for this document.

Download Options


Title: A Century of Roundels

Select an option:

*Note: A download may not start for up to 60 seconds.

Email Options


Title: A Century of Roundels

Select an option:

Email addres:

*Note: It may take up to 60 seconds for for the email to be generated.

Chicago: Algernon Charles Swinburne, "Birth and Death," A Century of Roundels, ed. Sutherland, Alexander, 1853-1902 and trans. Seaton, R. C. in A Century of Roundels (New York: George E. Wood, ""Death-bed"" edition, 1892), Original Sources, accessed April 18, 2024, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=L8VJZY7AS963A4V.

MLA: Swinburne, Algernon Charles. "Birth and Death." A Century of Roundels, edited by Sutherland, Alexander, 1853-1902, and translated by Seaton, R. C., in A Century of Roundels, New York, George E. Wood, ""Death-bed"" edition, 1892, Original Sources. 18 Apr. 2024. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=L8VJZY7AS963A4V.

Harvard: Swinburne, AC, 'Birth and Death' in A Century of Roundels, ed. and trans. . cited in ""Death-bed"" edition, 1892, A Century of Roundels, George E. Wood, New York. Original Sources, retrieved 18 April 2024, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=L8VJZY7AS963A4V.