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“Gorgonised me from head to foot With a stony British stare.”

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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.”

Voice

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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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“Strong Son of God, immortal Love, Whom we, that have not seen thy face, By faith, and faith alone, embrace, Believing where we cannot prove.”

Believe Faces Faith Jesus Strong Christ Son Prove Jesus Christ Embrace Immortal

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“There twice a day the Severn fills; The salt sea-water passes by, And hushes half the babbling Wye, And makes a silence in the hills.”

Water Half Silence Sea Hills Salt Babbling Sea Water

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“O last regret, regret can die!”

Lasts Dies Regret

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“Blow trumpet, for the world is white with May.”

World May White Blow Trumpets

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“Not once or twice in our rough island story, The path of duty was the way to glory.”

Way Stories Path Duty Glory Islands Rough

Book:Tennyson: Selected Poetry

Source: Tennyson: Selected Poetry

“What's up is faith, what's down is heresy.”

Heresy

Book:Delphi Complete Works of Alfred, Lord Tennyson (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Complete Works of Alfred, Lord Tennyson (Illustrated)

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