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\r\n\r\n**Plot \/ Overall Description**

*Love s Cross?Currents* (often titled ** Lesbia Brandon **) is a lyrical poem in which the speaker addresses a beloved woman, expressing an intense, almost obsessive love that transcends conventional Victorian morality. The poem unfolds as a series of passionate declarations and vivid sensual images:

1. **Opening Invocation** The speaker summons the beloved, calling her Lesbia, and declares that his heart is forever bound to her.
2. **Contrasting Currents** He likens their love to intersecting rivers, suggesting that their emotions flow together despite societal constraints and personal doubts.
3. **Sensory Imagery** The poem is rich with visual and tactile details soft skin, fragrant breath, the glow of moonlight creating an intimate atmosphere.
4. **Yearning & Conflict** The speaker confesses both the joy of their union and the pain of secrecy, hinting at the tension between public decorum and private desire.
5. **Resolution of Devotion** The closing lines reaffirm an unwavering commitment, promising that the speaker s love will endure beyond any external opposition.

Although brief and non?narrative, the poem s plot is essentially the emotional journey of a lover proclaiming and defending a same?sex affection against the backdrop of Victorian restraint.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n
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Title: <\/strong>\u00a0The Novels Of A. C. Swinburne: Love’s Cross Currents: Lesbia Brandon<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Author: <\/strong>\u00a0Algernon Charles Swinburne<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
ISBN: <\/strong>\u00a09780310000000<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
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Genre: <\/strong>\u00a0Poetry; Romance; Vintage; Literary Collection (Single Author)<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
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Publication Date: <\/strong>\u00a028491<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
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Publisher: <\/strong>\u00a0Greenwood Pub Group<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
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Pages: <\/strong>\u00a0377<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
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**Plot \/ Overall Description**<\/p>\n

*Love s Cross?Currents* (often titled ** Lesbia Brandon **) is a lyrical poem in which the speaker addresses a beloved woman, expressing an intense, almost obsessive love that transcends conventional Victorian morality. The poem unfolds as a series of passionate declarations and vivid sensual images:<\/p>\n

1. **Opening Invocation** The speaker summons the beloved, calling her Lesbia, and declares that his heart is forever bound to her.
2. **Contrasting Currents** He likens their love to intersecting rivers, suggesting that their emotions flow together despite societal constraints and personal doubts.
3. **Sensory Imagery** The poem is rich with visual and tactile details soft skin, fragrant breath, the glow of moonlight creating an intimate atmosphere.
4. **Yearning & Conflict** The speaker confesses both the joy of their union and the pain of secrecy, hinting at the tension between public decorum and private desire.
5. **Resolution of Devotion** The closing lines reaffirm an unwavering commitment, promising that the speaker s love will endure beyond any external opposition.<\/p>\n

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