Project Gutenberg 2006-07-19 Public domain in the USA. 69 Swinburne, Algernon Charles 1837 1909 Maitland, Thomas Maitland, A. C. (Algernon Charles) A Channel Passage and Other Poems Taken from The Collected Poetical Works of Algernon Charles Swinburne—Vol VI Reading ease score: 72.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Paul Murray, Lisa Reigel, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "A Channel Passage and Other Poems" by Algernon Charles Swinburne is a collection of poetry written during the late 19th century. The work showcases the poet's diverse themes, ranging from nature's beauty and the human experience to historical reflections and meditations on love and loss. Swinburne's vibrant and expressive style invites readers into his emotional landscapes, rich with vivid imagery and lyrical language. The opening of "A Channel Passage" sets a scene of a tumultuous sea journey from Calais, capturing both the serene beauty of the dawn and the sudden ferocity of a storm. The poem vividly contrasts the calmness of the night sky with the storm’s violent upheaval, utilizing powerful metaphors to express the duality of nature. Through this intense experience on the channel, the poet reflects on the themes of adventure, danger, and the sublime power of the natural world, evoking a sense of awe and introspection that engages the reader's imagination right from the start. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en English poetry PR Text Poetry Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 284505 284480 2024-11-08T10:05:19.663005 2023-09-08T11:23:58.091861 text/html text/html 290079 2006-07-19T10:37:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 74579 2006-07-19T10:37:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 177916 2024-11-08T10:05:34.830959 application/epub+zip 178153 2024-11-08T10:05:25.520105 application/epub+zip 142492 2024-11-08T10:05:22.958982 application/epub+zip 393536 2024-11-08T10:05:39.964902 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 517335 2024-11-08T10:05:32.126994 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 393727 2022-09-09T06:17:37.107086 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 185414 185317 2024-11-08T10:05:17.611013 2023-09-08T11:23:56.389864 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 185457 2006-07-19T10:37:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 66025 2006-07-19T10:37:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 185451 2006-07-19T10:37:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 65970 2006-07-19T10:37:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21499 2024-11-08T10:05:40.128891 application/rdf+xml 15432 2024-11-08T10:05:23.657960 image/jpeg 3725 2024-11-08T10:05:23.351058 image/jpeg 168807 2024-11-08T10:05:19.682981 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