I am tired of tears and laughter,
And men that laugh and weep;
Of what may come hereafter
For men that sow and reap.
Source: The Garden of Proserpine, 2
-- Algernon Charles Swinburne, (Apr 5 1837-1909), English poet, critic; He was the symbol of mid-Victorian poetic revolt due to his outstanding prosodic innovations, e.g., insistent alliteration and sheer melodiousness.