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Quote by Frederick Tennyson

“Tis not for golden eloquence I pray, A godlike tongue to move a stony heart-- Methinks it were full well to be apart In solitary uplands far away, Betwixt the blossoms of a rosy spray, Dreaming upon the wonderful sweet face Of Nature, in a wild and pathless place.”

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Frederick Tennyson

Frederick Tennyson was a British poet, born on June 5, 1807, and died in 1898. He was the cousin of the famous poet Alfred Tennyson and is known for his poetic works. more

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