Project Gutenberg 2006-04-30 Public domain in the USA. 73 Swinburne, Algernon Charles 1837 1909 Maitland, Thomas Maitland, A. C. (Algernon Charles) Songs of the Springtides and Birthday Ode Taken from The Collected Poetical Works of Algernon Charles Swinburne—Vol. III Reading ease score: 60.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Paul Murray, Diane Monico, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net. "Songs of the Springtides and Birthday Ode" by Algernon Charles Swinburne is a collection of poetry written during the early 20th century, particularly around the late 1910s. This volume includes various poems that explore themes of nature, love, and existence, showcasing Swinburne's rich and melodic language. The collection primarily serves as a reflection on life and the transience of human experience against the backdrop of the natural world. The poems within this collection delve into the beauty and complexity of life, intertwining human emotions with the elements of nature. In "Songs of the Springtides," Swinburne conjures vivid imagery, depicting the relationship between humanity and the sea while celebrating the vitality of spring as a metaphor for rebirth and creative inspiration. In the "Birthday Ode," originally written for the anniversary of Victor Hugo, the text pays homage to the strength of artistic expression and the profound influence of great literature on the human spirit. Overall, the collection serves not only as a celebration of the natural world but also as an exploration of the deeper philosophical questions of love, freedom, and the essence of existence. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Poetry PR Text Poetry Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 183394 183393 2024-10-08T07:10:26.819168 2023-09-08T08:57:31.512280 text/html text/html 185272 2006-04-30T06:06:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 53485 2006-04-30T06:06:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 141958 2024-10-08T07:10:36.214129 application/epub+zip 141266 2024-10-08T07:10:30.601198 application/epub+zip 121454 2024-10-08T07:10:29.101153 application/epub+zip 362469 2024-10-08T07:10:39.293109 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 449264 2024-10-08T07:10:34.964168 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 271984 2022-09-08T15:42:21.535704 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 111014 110888 2024-10-08T07:10:25.522378 2023-09-08T08:57:30.405266 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 111003 2006-04-30T06:06:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 42900 2006-04-30T06:06:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 110999 2006-04-30T06:06:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 42832 2006-04-30T06:06:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21614 2024-10-08T07:10:39.429588 application/rdf+xml 18287 2024-10-08T07:10:29.689147 image/jpeg 4221 2024-10-08T07:10:29.394164 image/jpeg 139082 2024-10-08T07:10:26.837176 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia