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By blood a king, in heart a clown.

~Alfred Lord Tennyson

Topics: Blood Clown Heart King

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'Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.

~Alfred Lord Tennyson

Topics: Better Lost Loved Never Than Tis

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A lie which is half a truth is ever the blackest of lies.

~Alfred Lord Tennyson

Topics: Blackest Ever Half Lie Lies Truth Truth Is Which

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Ours not to reason why, ours but to do and die.

~Alfred Lord Tennyson

Topics: Die Ours Reason Why

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Hope smiles from the threshold of the year to come, whispering, 'It will be happier.'

~Alfred Lord Tennyson

Topics: Come Happier Hope Smiles Threshold Whispering Will Year

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I must lose myself in action, lest I wither in despair.

~Alfred Lord Tennyson

Topics: Action Despair Lest Lose Must Myself Wither

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Ring out the false, ring in the true.

~Alfred Lord Tennyson

Topics: False Out Ring True

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Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers.

~Alfred Lord Tennyson

Topics: Knowledge Lingers Wisdom

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Self-reverence, self-knowledge, self-control; these three alone lead life to sovereign power.

~Alfred Lord Tennyson

Topics: Alone Lead Life Power Self-Control Self-Knowledge Sovereign Three

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Guard your roving thoughts with a jealous care, for speech is but the dealer of thoughts, and every fool can plainly read in your words what is the hour of your thoughts.

~Alfred Lord Tennyson

Topics: Care Dealer Every Fool Guard Hour Jealous Plainly Read Speech Thoughts Words Your

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Poet

Born: August 6th, 1809

Died: October 6th, 1892

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