Tennyson, Alfred, Lord

1. A nineteenth-century English poet, very popular in his own time; he was poet laureate of Britain for over forty years. Among his works are “ The Charge of the Light Brigade ,” “Crossing the Bar,” and Idylls of the King (a retelling of the legend of King Arthur ) (see also Arthur ).

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The grandest and most fully representative figure in all Victorian literature is of course Alfred Tennyson.

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Alfred Tennyson had only just gathered his earliest laurels.

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From first to last Alfred Tennyson has recognized that the mission of the poet is that of an æsthetic teacher.

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Thousands of people all over the world honour, and ought to honour, every word that falls from the pen of Alfred Tennyson.

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And here another, which would versify into a fine horrible ballad—as grand and ghastly as Alfred Tennyson's "Sisters:"

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