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Algernon Charles Swinburne born (5-4-1837)

From Ross Clark@21:1/5 to All on Fri Apr 5 12:10:01 2024

Victorian ("decadent") poet etc.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algernon_Charles_Swinburne

Invented (?) a verse form called a "roundel":

ABAB, BAB, ABAB

Examples:

https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/A_Century_of_Roundels

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