Lord Alfred Tennyson ( 10 of 46 )
Look you! I myself am nearest to myself.
Look you! I myself am nearest to myself.
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.
Treading softly like a thief,
Lest the harsh shingle should grate underfoot,
And feeling all along the read more
Treading softly like a thief,
Lest the harsh shingle should grate underfoot,
And feeling all along the garden wall.
The net is not spread for the hawk or the kite.
The net is not spread for the hawk or the kite.
It is, I believe, better to restrain the passions of youth by a
sense of shame, and by conciliatory read more
It is, I believe, better to restrain the passions of youth by a
sense of shame, and by conciliatory means, than by fear.
Should banded unions persecute
Opinions, and induce a time
When single thought is civil crime,
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Should banded unions persecute
Opinions, and induce a time
When single thought is civil crime,
And individual freedom mute,
. . . .
Then waft me from the harbour's mouth,
Wild wind, I seek a warmer sky.
And on her lover's arm she leant,
And round her waist she felt it fold,
And far read more
And on her lover's arm she leant,
And round her waist she felt it fold,
And far across the hills they went,
In that new world that is the old.
This is the reward of my folly.
This is the reward of my folly.
With no more sign of wisdom than a beard.
With no more sign of wisdom than a beard.
The quarrels of lovers lead but to the renewal of love.
The quarrels of lovers lead but to the renewal of love.
