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O slain and spent and sacrificed

Quote byAlgernon Charles Swinburne · 1837–1909

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Songs before Sunrise (1871), "Before a Crucifix".

English (original)

O slain and spent and sacrificed People, the grey-grown speechless Christ.

— Algernon Charles Swinburne

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