The tadpole poet will never grow into anything bigger than a frog; not though in that stage of development he should puff and blow himself till he bu… - Algernon Charles Swinburne

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The tadpole poet will never grow into anything bigger than a frog; not though in that stage of development he should puff and blow himself till he bursts with windy adulation at the heels of the laureled ox.

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About Algernon Charles Swinburne

Algernon Charles Swinburne (5 April 1837 – 10 April 1909) was an English poet.

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Alternative Names: Algernon Swinburne Algernon Charles Swiburne
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