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PLEVERED , beloved — o you that hold A nobler office upon earth Than arms , or
power of brain , or birth Could give the warrior kings of old , Victoria , — since
your Royal grace To one of less desert allows This laurel greener from the brows
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PLEVERED , beloved — o you that hold A nobler office upon earth Than arms , or
power of brain , or birth Could give the warrior kings of old , Victoria , — since
your Royal grace To one of less desert allows This laurel greener from the brows
...
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But when the moon was very low , And wild winds bound within their cell , The
shadow of the poplar fell Upon her bed , across her brow . She only said , “ The
night is dreary , He cometh not , ” she said ; She said , “ I am aweary , aweary , I ...
But when the moon was very low , And wild winds bound within their cell , The
shadow of the poplar fell Upon her bed , across her brow . She only said , “ The
night is dreary , He cometh not , ” she said ; She said , “ I am aweary , aweary , I ...
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Low - cowering shall the Sophist sit ; Falsehood shall bare her plaited brow : Fair
- fronted Truth shall droop not now With shrilling shafts of subtle wit . Nor martyr -
flames , nor trenchant swords Can do away that ancient lie ; A gentler death ...
Low - cowering shall the Sophist sit ; Falsehood shall bare her plaited brow : Fair
- fronted Truth shall droop not now With shrilling shafts of subtle wit . Nor martyr -
flames , nor trenchant swords Can do away that ancient lie ; A gentler death ...
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Frowns perfect - sweet along the brow Light - glooming over eyes divine , Like
little clouds sun - fringed , are thine , Ever varying Madeline . Thy smile and frown
are not aloof From one another , Each to each is dearest brother ; Hues of the ...
Frowns perfect - sweet along the brow Light - glooming over eyes divine , Like
little clouds sun - fringed , are thine , Ever varying Madeline . Thy smile and frown
are not aloof From one another , Each to each is dearest brother ; Hues of the ...
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A subtle , sudden flame , By veering passion fann ' d , About thee breaks and
dances ; When I would kiss thy hand , The flush of anger ' d shame O ' erflows thy
calmer glances , And o ' er black brows drops down A sudden - curved frown : But
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A subtle , sudden flame , By veering passion fann ' d , About thee breaks and
dances ; When I would kiss thy hand , The flush of anger ' d shame O ' erflows thy
calmer glances , And o ' er black brows drops down A sudden - curved frown : But
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Poems |
| Author | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson |
| Publisher | C. Kegan Paul, 1878 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 23 Jan 2009 |
| Length | 379 pages |
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