'''The Triumph of Time''' is a poem by [[Algernon Swinburne]], published in [[1866]]. It is in adapted [[ottava rima]] and is full of elaborate 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.

'''''The Triumph of Time''''' is also the US title of [[James Blish]]'s novel ''A Clash of Cymbals''.

==External links==
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*[http://rpo.library.utoronto.ca/poem/2104.html Complete text of the poem]
*[http://www.victorianweb.org/authors/swinburne/swinburne9.html#1 ''Victorian Web'' article on the poem]
[[Category:British poems]]