Alfred Lord Tennyson ( 10 of 15 )
He makes no friends who never made a foe.
He makes no friends who never made a foe.
And out of darkness came the hands that reach thro' nature, moulding men.
And out of darkness came the hands that reach thro' nature, moulding men.
I the heir of all the ages, in the foremost files of time.
I the heir of all the ages, in the foremost files of time.
A sorrow's crown of sorrow is remembering happier times.
A sorrow's crown of sorrow is remembering happier times.
Words, like nature, half reveal and half conceal the soul within.
Words, like nature, half reveal and half conceal the soul within.
For I dipped into the future, far as human eye could see, Saw the vision of the world, and all read more
For I dipped into the future, far as human eye could see, Saw the vision of the world, and all the wonder that would be
I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost read more
I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.
Faultily faultless, icily regular, splendidly null, dead perfection; no more.
Faultily faultless, icily regular, splendidly null, dead perfection; no more.
I am a part of all that I have met.
I am a part of all that I have met.
