Songs of the Springtides and Birthday OdeTaken from The Collected Poetical Works of Algernon CharlesSwinburne—Vol. III
1917 

LONDON: WILLIAM HEINEMANN

First printed (Chatto), 1904 Reprinted 1904, '09, '10, '12 (Heinemann), 1917 London: William Heinemann, 1917 

SONGS OF THE SPRINGTIDES

To Edward John Trelawny

Thalassius

On the Cliffs

The Garden of Cymodoce

Birthday Ode

Notes

SONGS OF THE SPRINGTIDES

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DEDICATION

TO EDWARD JOHN TRELAWNY

A sea-mew on a sea-king's wrist alighting,

As the north sea-wind caught and strained and curled

The raven-figured flag that led men fighting

From field to green field of the water-world,

Might find such brief high favour at his hand


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