Lord Alfred Tennyson

A smile abroad is often a scowl at home.

A smile abroad is often a scowl at home.

Flattery brings friends, but the truth begets enmity.

Flattery brings friends, but the truth begets enmity.

If thou shouldst never see my face again,Pray for my soul. More things are wrought by prayerThan this world dreams read more

If thou shouldst never see my face again,Pray for my soul. More things are wrought by prayerThan this world dreams of. - The Passing of Arthur.

A savior of the silver-coasted isle.

A savior of the silver-coasted isle.

To pluck the vicious quitch
Of blood and custom wholly out of him,
And make all clean read more

To pluck the vicious quitch
Of blood and custom wholly out of him,
And make all clean and plant himself afresh.