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" Then star nor sun shall waken,
Nor any change of light:
Nor sound of waters shaken,
Nor any sound or sight:
Nor wintry leaves nor vernal;
Nor days nor things diurnal;
Only the sleep eternal
In an eternal night. "

Algernon Charles Swinburne , The Garden of Proserpine


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Algernon Charles Swinburne quote : Then star nor sun shall waken,<br />Nor any change of light:<br />Nor sound of waters shaken,<br />Nor any sound or sight:<br />Nor wintry leaves nor vernal;<br />Nor days nor things diurnal;<br />Only the sleep eternal<br />In an eternal night.