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"Body and spirit are twins: God only knows which is which: The soul squats down in the flesh, like a tinker drunk in a ditch."

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About Algernon Charles Swinburne

Algernon Charles Swinburne was an English poet, playwright, novelist, and critic associated with the Victorian literary world. He became one of the most prominent and controversial poets of his generation. He died in 1909.

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