Alfred, Lord Tennyson, "In Memoriam A.H.H." (1850), XCV
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And East and West, without a breath, Mixt their dim lights, like life and death, To broaden into boundless day.
— Alfred, Lord Tennyson on East–West dichotomy
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About Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson (6 August 1809 – 6 October 1892) was the Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom during much of Queen Victoria's reign, after William Wordsworth, and is one of the most popular English poets.
About Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson (6 August 1809 – 6 October 1892) was the Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom during much of Queen Victoria's reign, after William Wordsworth, and is one of the most popular English poets.
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