Swinburne, A: Algernon Charles Swinburne -

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Excerpt from Algernon Charles Swinburne: Laus Veneris The following remarks are taken from the Notes on Poems and Reviews - that magnificent impeachment of his detractors which Swin burne put forth shortly after the publication and during the temporary withdrawal of his Poems and Ballads (london, It may here be said once and for all that no word or line of Laus Venerz': has ever been altered from the first to the latest edition. As it was originally given to the world so, in the words of Richard Grant White, it stands to-day an expres sion of beauty and passion in this fearless old fashion; naked, free and strong. Na ked not for the nakedness, but for the sake of freedom, strength and beauty. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.