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The Daisy, Stanza 24; reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919)
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So dear a life your arms enfold,
Whose crying is a cry for gold.

— Alfred, Lord Tennyson

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "So dear a life your arms enfold,
Whose crying is a cry for gold." in the context of "The Daisy, Stanza 24; reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

Source: Wikiquote: "Alfred, Lord Tennyson" (Quotes) The 'What it means' explanation text was generated by Google Gemini Flash (accessed January 18, 2026). https://gemini.google.com/app

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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.