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Algernon Charles Swinburne Quotes

I am tired of tears and laughter, And men that laugh and weep. Of what may come hereafter. For men that sow to reap: I am weary of days and hours, Blown buds of barren flowers, Desires and dreams and powers. And everything but sleep.

Algernon Charles Swinburne

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