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The Works of Alfred Lord Tennyson
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Hardcover, 320 pages
Published
April 10th 2009
by BiblioLife
(first published 1879)
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How hard he breathes! over the snow
I heard just now the crowing cock.
The shadows flicker to and fro:
The cricket chirps: the light burns low:
'Tis nearly twelve o'clock.
Shake hands, before you die.
Old year, we'll dearly rue for you:
What is it we can do for you?
Speak out before you die.
His face is growing sharp and thin.
Alack! our friend is gone,
Close up his eyes: tie up his chin:
Step from the corpse, and let him in
That standeth...more
I heard just now the crowing cock.
The shadows flicker to and fro:
The cricket chirps: the light burns low:
'Tis nearly twelve o'clock.
Shake hands, before you die.
Old year, we'll dearly rue for you:
What is it we can do for you?
Speak out before you die.
His face is growing sharp and thin.
Alack! our friend is gone,
Close up his eyes: tie up his chin:
Step from the corpse, and let him in
That standeth...more
I only started to read this because I've read some of the quotes in another book. Over all it was good once you get passed the "old english" parts of it.
My favorite poet.
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Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson, FRS was Poet Laureate succeeding Wordsworth during much of Queen Victoria's reign and remains one of the most popular poets in the English language.
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