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“Love lies bleeding in the bed whereover Roses lean with smiling mouths or pleading: Earth lies laughing where the sun's dart clove her: Love lies bleeding.” quote by Algernon Charles Swinburne
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“Love lies bleeding in the bed whereover Roses lean with smiling mouths or pleading: Earth lies laughing where the sun's dart clove her: Love lies bleeding.”

Algernon Charles Swinburne

About This Quote

This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation.

Love is depicted as wounded and intertwined with nature, showing passion’s pain and the earth’s indifferent joy.

In simple terms: Love hurts while nature continues.

Key Takeaway

Accept pain as part of love.

Themes

love nature pain joy

Mood

melancholic reflective

Type

poetic literary

When to use this quote

  • relationships
  • grief
  • creative writing

Key Concepts

romanticism symbolism

Questions to Reflect On

  • How does nature reflect emotional states?
  • Can pain be beautiful?
A Different Perspective

Love’s suffering may be glorified, ignoring real harm.

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