And Thought leapt out to wed with Thought Ere Thought could wed itself with Speech. Alfred Lord Tennyson More Quotes by Alfred Lord Tennyson More Quotes From Alfred Lord Tennyson Whatever crazy sorrow saith, No life that breathes with human breath Has ever truly longed for death. Alfred Lord Tennyson crazy sorrow suicide A pasty costly-made, Where quail and pigeon, lark and leveret lay, Like fossils of the rock, with golden yolks Imbedded and injellied. Alfred Lord Tennyson rocks cooking food I will love thee to the death, Alfred Lord Tennyson thee dream life But the churchmen fain would kill their church, As the churches have kill'd their Christ. Alfred Lord Tennyson atheism church christ This round of green, this orb of flame, Fantastic beauty; such as lurks In some wild poet, when he works Without a conscience or an aim. Alfred Lord Tennyson atheism green flames Break, break, break, On thy cold gray stones, oh sea! And I would that my tongue could utter The thoughts that arise in me. Alfred Lord Tennyson ocean stones sea The old order changeth yielding place to new And God fulfills himself in many ways Lest one good custom should corrupt the world. Comfort thyself: what comfort is in me I have lived my life and that which I have done May he within himself make pure but thou If thou shouldst never see my face again Pray for my soul. More things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams of. Alfred Lord Tennyson prayer dream life What was once to me mere matter of the fancy now has grown the vast necessity of heart and life. Alfred Lord Tennyson fancy matter heart Ring out old shapes of foul disease, Ring out the narrowing lust of gold; Ring out the thousand wars of old, Ring in the thousand years of peace. Alfred Lord Tennyson war peace years And by the meadow-trenches blow the faint sweet cuckoo-flowers. Alfred Lord Tennyson flower blow sweet Men, my brothers, men the workers, ever reaping something new, That which they have done but earnest of the things which they shall do. Alfred Lord Tennyson done brother men And so the Word had breath, and wrought With human hands the creed of creeds In loveliness of perfect deeds, More strong than all poetic thoughts; Which he may read that binds the sheaf, Or builds the house, or digs the grave, And those wild eyes that watch the waves In roarings round the coral reef. Alfred Lord Tennyson eye strong hands O Blackbird! sing me something well: While all the neighbors shoot thee round, I keep smooth plats of fruitful ground, Where thou may'st warble, eat and dwell. Alfred Lord Tennyson smooth neighbor may But while I breathe Heaven's air and Heaven looks down on me, And smiles at my best meanings, I remain Mistress of mine own self and mine own soul. Alfred Lord Tennyson single independent air Read my little fable: He that runs may read. Most can raise the flowers now, For all have got the seed. Alfred Lord Tennyson flower may running Old age hath yet his honour and his toil. Alfred Lord Tennyson toil age funny Do we indeed desire the dead Should still be near us at our side ? Is there no baseness we would hide ? No inner vileness that we dread ? How many a father have I seen A sober man, among his boys Whose youth was full of foolish noise. Alfred Lord Tennyson men boys father I waited for the train at Coventry; I hung with grooms and porters on the bridge, To watch the three tall spires; and there I shaped The city's ancient legend into this. Alfred Lord Tennyson cities bridges watches And oft I heard the tender dove In firry woodlands making moan. Alfred Lord Tennyson woodland dove heard Love is hurt with jar and fret; Alfred Lord Tennyson regret hurt life
