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THE PALACE OF ART . . . LADY CLARA VERE DE VERE . THE MAY QUEEN . . .
NEW YEAR ' S EVE . . CONCLUSION ; . . THE LOTOS - EATERS . . . A DREAM
OF FAIR WOMEN . MARGARET . . . . THE BLACKBIRI . . . THE DEATH OF THE ...
THE PALACE OF ART . . . LADY CLARA VERE DE VERE . THE MAY QUEEN . . .
NEW YEAR ' S EVE . . CONCLUSION ; . . THE LOTOS - EATERS . . . A DREAM
OF FAIR WOMEN . MARGARET . . . . THE BLACKBIRI . . . THE DEATH OF THE ...
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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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ADELINE . MYSTERY of mysteries , Faintly smiling Adeline , Scarce of earth nor
all divine , Nor unhappy , nor at rest , But beyond expression fair With thy floating
flaxen hair ; Thy rose - lips and full blue eyes Take the heart from out my breast .
ADELINE . MYSTERY of mysteries , Faintly smiling Adeline , Scarce of earth nor
all divine , Nor unhappy , nor at rest , But beyond expression fair With thy floating
flaxen hair ; Thy rose - lips and full blue eyes Take the heart from out my breast .
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... d me Laughingly , laughingly . Oh ! what a happy life were mine Under the
hollow - hung ocean green ! Soft are the moss - beds under the sea ; We would
live merrily , merrily , THE MERMAID . Who would be A mermaid fair , THE
MERMAN .
... d me Laughingly , laughingly . Oh ! what a happy life were mine Under the
hollow - hung ocean green ! Soft are the moss - beds under the sea ; We would
live merrily , merrily , THE MERMAID . Who would be A mermaid fair , THE
MERMAN .
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Who would be A mermaid fair , Singing alone , Combing her hair Under the sea ,
In a golden curl With a comb of pearl , On a throne ? 2 . I would be a mermaid fair
; I would sing to myself the whole of the day ; With a comb of pearl I would comb ...
Who would be A mermaid fair , Singing alone , Combing her hair Under the sea ,
In a golden curl With a comb of pearl , On a throne ? 2 . I would be a mermaid fair
; I would sing to myself the whole of the day ; With a comb of pearl I would comb ...
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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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