«I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.» (In Memoriam A.H.H., part XXVII) ~ «I am part of all that I have met.» ("Ulysses") ~ #BornOnThisDay: #AlfredLordTennyson (1809-1892), also known as Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson, the chief representative of the Victorian age in poetry, as well as the most renowned poet of his age, much of whose verse is remarkable for its metrical variety, rich descriptive imagery, mythological themes, largely Arthurian and Classical, and exquisite verbal melodies. He was the Poet Laurate of the Great Britain and Ireland from 1850 until his death in 1892. ~ Best-known works: • Poems, Chiefly Lyrical (1830, poetry collection): "The Kraken", "Mariana" • Poems (1832, poetry collection): "The Lotos-Eaters", "Oenone", "The Lady of Shalott" • Poems (1842, poetry collection): "Locksley Hall", "Ulysses", "Break, Break, Break" • The Princess: A Medley (1847, long narrative poem), including the famous lyric section "Tears, Idle Tears" • In Memoriam A.H.H. (1850, long elegy) • Maud and Other Poems (1855, poetry collection): "Maud; a Monodrama", "The Charge of the Light Brigade" • Idylls of the King (1859-85, cycle of narrative poems) • "Crossing the Bar" (1889, lyric poem/elegy) ~ «... What is it that will last? All things are taken from us, and become Portions and parcels of the dreadful past.» ("The Lotos-Eaters", Choric Song IV) ~ #birthday #AlfredTennyson #ChargeOfTheLightBrigade #CrossingTheBar #InMemoriamAHH #Ulysses #InMemoriam #BreakBreakBreak #Maud #ThePrincess #VictorianPoetry #book #books #bookstagram #poetry #poet #bibliophile #reading #read #booklove #bookoftheday #instabook #literature #booklion #bookclub #bookworm #epic #classics https://www.instagram.com/p/B0z2hYRA-h-/?igshid=10jzg8dutuj8j