Alfred Lord Tennyson was the first Baron Tennyson. He was one of the popular British poets during Queen Victoria's reign. His piece of work Timbuktu was awarded the chancellor's Gold medal. Tennyson's work was mostly admired by Queen Victoria. After his death, she said that Alfred's work was so soothing and pleasing. There is one Monument to Tennyson on Tennyson Down, Isle of Wight. Alfred was the chief representative of the Victorian age in poetry. Tennyson was a significant influence not just on poetry and literature during his tenure but also on the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, a loose association of poets, painters, and critics who focused on rediscovering the classics in painting and poetry.
Alfred Tennyson's memorial gets inspired by his grief over the death of his friend, the Idylls of the kings, and it is also based on Arthurian legend. The strong influence in his writings is basically because of Victorian times. When people read out their famous writings, it reflects the Victorian ideals of the time. There is one poem written by Alfred sometimes before his death, and he wanted to publish the crossing bar at the end of all future collections and editions of his poetry.
Below are some of the famous Alfred Lord Tennyson Quotes.
If I had a flower for every time I thought of you...I could walk through my garden forever.
The quote is talking about a person who is thinking of someone they love. This makes him think of having a flower in his hand when he thinks of his lover. They are making a comparison between how often they think of their love and flowers, wanting a flower for each time the thought of their love crosses their mind.
I am a part of all that I have met.
This quote means that Tennyson is part of all the travel diaries and the encounters of their life. He said that he was a part of each and everything he suffered or experienced in his life. He defined himself as part of all the things he met in his life and learned from it.
Tis better to have loved and lost, Than never to have loved at all.
This quote means that whenever the sadness is hitting him particularly hard, he tells himself that he would have rather known and loved his friend while he was alive than never have had the chance to know him at all. This makes him happy to know at least that people rather than not knowing them. To love is in our hands but to lose is not. Therefore, do what we are able to do.
I will drink life to the lees.
In this quote, lees mean the sediment at the bottom of the wine bottle. This means drinking the wine till the last drop or interpreting it as living life to the fullest. Or it means that life is short and never think of waiting to enjoy when we have no time left for it. Enjoy every moment with full happiness.
Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers.
This quote means that knowledge is easily acquired by efforts and also slips away, but in the case of wisdom, it is acquired by lots of experiences. Knowledge cannot remain permanently, but in the case of wisdom, it is permanently settled in the person's life. This is a retained characteristic.
A lie that is half-truth is the darkest of all lies.
This quote means that a truth that is full of half lying statements is responsible for creating the worst situations. A half-truth lie is the darkest phase of all lies.
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Sometimes the heart sees what's invisible to the eye.
This quote means that some of our eyes see are a kind of delusion but the reality is known by the heart. The heart knows exactly what is right and what is wrong. The heart is pure and makes you believe in right and wrong, but the eyes are always moving towards fascinating things.
Dreams are true while they last, and do we not live in dreams?
This quote means that dreams come true if we dare to fulfil them. To change our dream into reality, we need to work hard, need a desire for excellence, and have a belief in the right path of life.
Come friends, it's not too late to seek a newer world.
This quote means that a world never lost its charm, and it is never late to start watching a new world. Whenever you get the time, go and look for the beauty of the world.
The words' far, far away' had always a strange charm.
This quote means that words said by anyone have a great meaning with a beautiful interpretation. Words are exactly the thoughts of the people. People carry their real charm based on words. Words are the perspective of the people; words are the inner feeling of the people. Through words, we can interpret most of the things about people.
Theirs not to reason why, Theirs but to do and die
This quote means that life is not about asking for a reason. It is not about asking why we need to do that, why we need to do this. It's all about to do and do and then rest in peace.
There lives more faith in honest doubt, believe me, than in half the creeds.
This quote means that there is a great promising nature in the person who has a pure heart. This belief is better than believing the religious norms and practices that result in influencing the person's life.
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To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.
This quote means that we have a strong will to strive or to obtain something we want. This interprets that our will to obtain anything in life is too strong.
Sweet is true love that is given in vain, and sweet is death that takes away pain.
This quote means that true love is sweet when we are in a difficult situation, and death is also considered sweet because it takes away our pain.
I remain Mistress of mine own self and mine soul
This quote means that we need to be controlled by our own self and our souls, not by other people's. When people are guided by their own soul and own ways of life, they will always be happy by their choice of living a life.
The shell must break before the bird can fly.
The Shell Must Break before the bird can fly. Some birds remain in the shell, and some die. Some make their destiny, and some just cry. This line makes you believe that everything is possible if you give it a try and work harder to achieve it. You can never achieve if you don't try.
More things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams of.
This quote means that by doing prayer with a pure heart makes you believe in everything. This world is full of people having millions of dreams. Most of the dreams are fulfilled by the easy way of believing in yourself and by doing prayer with dedication.
For always roaming with a hungry heart.
This quote means that his heart is roaming with a hungry heart for adventure and excitement. Wherever you go, there is always something new to experience. Tennyson doesn't want to grow old and waste away by a still hearth when he has life left in him. This means that life is full of adventures and excitement whenever you want it.
So sad, so fresh the days that are no more.
This quote means that those days are gone, that the fresh, sad, idle days of youth are gone when we have to leave that young time behind for the real world of adulthood. Here, tears are for real, not used for an idle purpose, but to express true emotion in a real cause.
So many worlds, so much to do, so little done, such things to be.
This quote means that this world is not single. There are many worlds within this world where many things need to be done. From many things, fewer things are only done by the people, and many are left.
