Project Gutenberg 2006-05-19 Public domain in the USA. 199 Swinburne, Algernon Charles 1837 1909 Maitland, Thomas Maitland, A. C. (Algernon Charles) Swinburne, Algernon C. A Midsummer Holiday and Other Poems Produced by Chuck Greif, Louise Hope, Thierry Alberto, Henry Craig and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "A Midsummer Holiday and Other Poems" by Algernon Charles Swinburne is a collection of poetry written in the late 19th century. This work features a variety of poems that explore themes of nature, love, memory, and the passage of time, often infused with rich imagery and lyrical beauty. The collection is likely to appeal to readers who enjoy pastoral poetry and lyricism that captures the nuances of human emotion and the natural world. The opening of the collection introduces the poem "A Midsummer Holiday," beginning with an exploration of the sea and its tranquil yet turbulent nature. Swinburne delves into the themes of solitude and the search for an elusive goal, capturing the interplay between hope and despair as the speaker wanders along a coastal landscape. The language evokes a sense of serenity, interwoven with reflections on the connections between man and nature, and the profound yet often unattainable aspirations that dwell within the human spirit. This sets the tone for a collection that examines the complexities of life through a rich poetic lens. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 72.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Poetry PR Text Category: Poetry 221034 2025-08-08T04:27:34.937670 text/html 222446 2006-05-19T15:02:30 text/html 156724 2025-08-08T04:27:43.448657 application/epub+zip 156711 2025-08-08T04:27:38.619670 application/epub+zip 124307 2025-08-08T04:27:37.210690 application/epub+zip 306538 2025-08-08T04:27:46.000610 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 330069 2025-08-08T04:27:42.540704 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 302935 2022-09-09T03:37:32.111568 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 129749 2025-08-08T04:27:33.750670 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 129694 2006-05-19T15:02:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 129687 2006-05-19T15:02:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19799 2025-08-08T04:27:46.132623 application/rdf+xml 16645 2025-08-08T04:27:37.729654 image/jpeg 3821 2025-08-08T04:27:37.470687 image/jpeg 50205 2006-05-19T15:02:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 57916 2006-05-19T15:02:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 50166 2006-05-19T15:02:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 156744 2025-08-08T04:27:34.951680 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia