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Time turns the old days to derision, Our loves into corpses or wives; And marriage and death and division Make barren our lives.
Algernon Charles Swinburne
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"Time turns the old days to derision, Our loves into corpses or wives; And marriage and death and division Make barren our lives."
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Time turns the old days to derision, Our loves into corpses or wives; And marriage and death and division Make barren our lives. — Algernon Charles Swinburne

About Algernon Charles Swinburne

Algernon Charles Swinburne was a Poet from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1837–1909).

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Who said "Time turns the old days to derision, Our loves into corpses or wives; And marri…"?
This quote is attributed to Algernon Charles Swinburne, a Poet from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
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Algernon Charles Swinburne lived from 1837 – 1909.
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