Project Gutenberg 2006-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 78 Swinburne, Algernon Charles 1837 1909 Maitland, Thomas Maitland, A. C. (Algernon Charles) Poems and Ballads (Third Series) Taken from The Collected Poetical Works of Algernon Charles Swinburne—Vol. III Reading ease score: 78.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Paul Murray, Lisa Reigel, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Poems and Ballads (Third Series)" by Algernon Charles Swinburne is a collection of poetry written in the late 19th century. This third series continues a thematic exploration of love, nature, and the human condition through rich imagery and passionate language. Swinburne's distinctive voice blends classical influences with contemporary concerns, likely appealing to readers with an appreciation for lyrical poetry that examines complex emotional landscapes. The opening of the collection features the poem "March: An Ode," where Swinburne celebrates the arrival of spring, illustrating the transformative power of the month through vivid depictions of nature awakening from winter's grasp. The speaker exudes a sense of joy and reverence for March, personified as a vibrant force that ushers in a season of renewal and hope. The subsequent poem, "The Commonweal," reflects on freedom and the evolution of social justice, intertwining historical references with a call for England to uphold its ideals. Overall, these initial pieces set a tone of both admiration for nature and contemplation of deeper societal themes. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Poetry PR Text Poetry Banned Books from Anne Haight's list Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 229462 229437 2024-10-08T09:29:30.174651 2023-09-08T10:48:06.715162 text/html text/html 233128 2006-07-01T06:09:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 54740 2006-07-01T06:10:00 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 150762 2024-10-08T09:29:43.189559 application/epub+zip 149329 2024-10-08T09:29:35.337617 application/epub+zip 118842 2024-10-08T09:29:33.208617 application/epub+zip 342946 2024-10-08T09:29:47.118543 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 465822 2024-10-08T09:29:40.951568 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 340386 2022-09-09T05:27:33.681017 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 144218 144121 2024-10-08T09:29:28.598638 2023-09-08T10:48:05.271167 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 144296 2006-07-01T06:09:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 48636 2006-07-01T06:10:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19911 2024-10-08T09:29:47.264553 application/rdf+xml 15454 2024-10-08T09:29:33.802609 image/jpeg 3828 2024-10-08T09:29:33.507606 image/jpeg 143764 2024-10-08T09:29:30.190631 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