The Triumph of Time is a poem by
Algernon Swinburne, published in
1866. It is in adapted
ottava rima and is full of elaobrate use of literary devices, particularly
alliteration. The theme, which purports to be autobiographical, is that of rejected love. The (male) speaker deplores the ruin of his life, and in tones at times reminiscent of
Hamlet, craves oblivion, for which the sea serves as a constant metaphor.
Its complete text can be found at http://eir.library.utoronto.ca/rpo/display/poem2104.html