id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt 18287 Swinburne, Algernon Charles Songs of the Springtides and Birthday Ode Taken from The Collected Poetical Works of Algernon Charles Swinburne—Vol. III .txt text/plain 15657 1300 96 Left for the sun's love and the light wind's cheer For man's earth was not, nor the sweet sea-waves As darkness only lives for light's dear love, What earth beholds not, hear what wind and sea From earth or from the heaven where sea-things live, Till the earth's great comfort and the sweet sea's breath Life and life's love for song, God's living gold; What word has the old sea given thee for mine ear A song wherein all earth and heaven and sea Too high for heart of sea-borne bird or boy, Clear as thy song's words or the live sun's light, Put all the light of life and love and death And in thine heart, where love and song make strife, Take thou my song of this thy flower to keep And light more sweet than song from night's own bird And sounds of love-songs lovelier than the light. ./cache/18287.txt ./txt/18287.txt