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Frederick Tennyson on Alone

1807–1898 England

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'Tis not for golden eloquence I pray,
A godlike tongue to move a stony heart—
Methinks it were full well to be apart
In solitary uplands far away,
Betwixt the blossoms of a rosy spray,
Dreaming upon the wonderful sweet face
Of Nature, in a wild and pathless place.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Frederick Tennyson (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.