Alfred Lord Tennyson
Alfred Lord Tennyson
Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson, FRSwas Poet Laureate of Great Britain and Ireland during much of Queen Victoria's reign and remains one of the most popular British poets...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth6 August 1809
hope new-year's smiles threshold
Hope smiles from the threshold of the year to come, whispering, 'It will be happier.'
dream spiritual prayer
More things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams of.
sweet peace stars
Sleep sweetly, tender heart, in peace;Sleep, holy spirit, blessed soul,While the stars burn, the moons increase,And the great ages onward roll. Sleep till the end, true soul and sweet. Nothing comes to thee new or strange. Sleep full of rest from head to feet;Lie still, dry dust, secure of change.
love funny life
'Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.
spiritual hands breathing
Speak to Him, thou, for He hears, and Spirit with Spirit can meet- Closer is He than breathing, and nearer than hands and feet.
philosophical touching together
...and our spirits rushed together at the touching of the lips.
sweet heart deep-love
Love lieth deep; Love dwells not in lip-depths; Love laps his wings on either side the heart Absorbing all the incense of sweet thoughts, So that they pass not to the shrine of sound.
live-life wonder ifs
It's better to have tried and failed than to live life wondering what would've happened if I had tried
life education wise
Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers.
life flower passion
There has fallen a splendid tear From the passion-flower at the gate. She is coming, my dove, my dear; She is coming, my life, my fate; The red rose cries, "She is near, she is near;" And the white rose weeps, "She is late;" The larkspur listens, "I hear; I hear;" And the lily whispers, "I wait."
grief mind sap
Ring out the grief that saps the mind, for those that were here we see no more.
love dream art
Dreams are true while they last, and do we not live in dreams?
community mets persons
We are all a part of every person we have ever met.
prayer eye home
Her eyes are homes of silent prayers.