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Rhyme is the native condition of lyric verse in English; a rhymeless…

Quote byAlgernon Charles Swinburne · 1837–1909

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Essays and Studies (1875), "Matthew Arnold's New Poems", p. 162.

English (original)

Rhyme is the native condition of lyric verse in English; a rhymeless lyric is a maimed thing.

— Algernon Charles Swinburne

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