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Alfred, Lord Tennyson: Selected Poetry: A Broadview Anthology of British Literature Edition

Book by Alfred Lord Tennyson · 12 quotes · Christ, Deeds, Hands

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Alfred, Lord Tennyson: Selected Poetry: A Broadview Anthology of British Literature Edition Quotes

“And so the Word had breath, and wrought With human hands the creed of creeds In loveliness of perfect deeds, More strong than all poetic thoughts; Which he may read that binds the sheaf, Or builds the house, or digs the grave, And those wild eyes that watch the waves In roarings round the coral reef.”

“I falter where I firmly trod, And falling with my weight of cares Upon the great world's altar-stairs That slope thro' darkness up to God, I stretch lame hands of faith, and grope, And gather dust and chaff, and call To what I feel is Lord of all, And faintly trust the larger hope.”

“Nature is one with rapine, a harm no preacher can heal; The Mayfly is torn by the swallow, the sparrow speared by the shrike, And the whole little wood where I sit is a world of plunder and prey.”