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The Channel Tunnel - Sonnets

By Algernon Charles Swinburne

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Not for less love, all glorious France, to thee,     Sweet enemy called in days long since at end.     Now found and hailed of England sweeter friend,     Bright sister of our freedom now, being free;     Not for less love or faith in friendship we     Whose love burnt ever toward thee reprehend     The vile vain greed whose pursy dreams portend     Between our shores suppression of the sea.     Not by dull toil of blind mechanic art     Shall these be linked for no mans force to part     Nor length of years and changes to divide,     But union only of trust and loving heart     And perfect faith in freedom strong to abide     And spirit at one with spirit on either side.

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About Algernon Charles Swinburne

Algernon Charles Swinburne (1837–1909) was an English poet known for metrical innovation and bold themes. His "Atalanta in Calydon" and "Poems and Ballads" challenged Victorian conventions with their musical intensity and controversial subject matter.

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