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Quote by Alfred Lord Tennyson

“Our hoard is little, but our hearts are great.”

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Alfred Lord Tennyson was a prominent British Romantic poet known for his poetry that depicted nature, love, and heroism. His works, including 'In Memoriam A.H.H.' and 'Ulysses', are celebrated for their beauty and depth of emotion. more

“To love one maiden only, cleave to her, And worship her by years of noble deeds, Until they won her; for indeed I knew Of no more subtle master under heaven Than is the maiden passion for a maid, Not only to keep down the base in man, But teach high thought, and aimable words And courtliness, and the desire of fame, And love of truth, and all that makes man.”

Men Years Desire Passion Heaven Teach Masters Fame Worship And Love Deeds Noble Subtle Maids Maidens Noble Deeds

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“The voice of the dead was a living voice to me.”

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“I will be deafer than the blue-eyed cat, And thrice as blind as any noonday owl, To holy virgins in their ecstasies.”

Holy Cat Blue Blind Ecstasy Virgins Owl Thrice Blue Eyed

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“Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers, and I linger on the shore, And the individual withers, and the world is more and more.”

World Individual Shore

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