Lord Alfred Tennyson ( 10 of 46 )
Mariana in the moated grange.
Mariana in the moated grange.
Not perfect, nay, but full of tender wants.
Not perfect, nay, but full of tender wants.
'Tis gone: a thousand such have slipt
Away from my embraces:
And fallen into the dusty crypt
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'Tis gone: a thousand such have slipt
Away from my embraces:
And fallen into the dusty crypt
Of darken'd forms and faces.
How much of injustice and depravity is sanctioned by custom!
How much of injustice and depravity is sanctioned by custom!
Marriages are made in Heaven.
Marriages are made in Heaven.
He who says what he likes, must hear what he does not like.
He who says what he likes, must hear what he does not like.
I hold a wolf by the ears. [I am in a dilemma I have caught a
Tartar.]
I hold a wolf by the ears. [I am in a dilemma I have caught a
Tartar.]
Strong of his hands, and strong on his legs, but still of his
tongue.
Strong of his hands, and strong on his legs, but still of his
tongue.
The net is not spread for the hawk or the kite.
The net is not spread for the hawk or the kite.
While I plan, and plan, my hair
Is gray before I know it.
While I plan, and plan, my hair
Is gray before I know it.
