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| “The Lady of Shalott” was one of Tennyson’s many famous poems. |
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n“Knowledgencomes, but wisdom lingers…”
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n“Sonmany words, so much to do, so little done, such things to be…”
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AlfrednTennyson was Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom during the VictoriannAge. He wrote such important works as “The Charge of the LightnBrigade,” Idylls of the King,” and “Ulysses.”
AlfrednTennyson was Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom during the VictoriannAge. He wrote such important works as “The Charge of the LightnBrigade,” Idylls of the King,” and “Ulysses.”n
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nnManynof his words have become common quotes:
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nn“Nature,nred in tooth and claw…”
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nn“‘Tisnbetter to have loved and lost / Than never to have loved at all…”
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nn“Theirsnnot to reason why, / Theirs but to do and die…”
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Bornnon this date in 1809, in England, Tennyson won a gold medal for onenof his poems when he was just 20 years old, and he won the admirationnof his queen for his later words and works. He served as PoetnLaureate longer than any other poet before or since, and he was givennthe great honor of being made a baron (hence the term “Lord” innhis name).
Bornnon this date in 1809, in England, Tennyson won a gold medal for onenof his poems when he was just 20 years old, and he won the admirationnof his queen for his later words and works. He served as PoetnLaureate longer than any other poet before or since, and he was givennthe great honor of being made a baron (hence the term “Lord” innhis name).n
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nArtist Andy Warhol’s birthday
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Independence Day in Bolivia and Jamaica
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