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Alfred, Lord Tennyson: Much have I...

Alfred, Lord Tennyson: Much have I...

Much have I seen and known; cities of men
And manners, climates, councils, governments,
Myself not least, but...

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Alfred, Lord Tennyson: O Swallow, Swallow,...

Alfred, Lord Tennyson: O Swallow, Swallow,...

O Swallow, Swallow, flying, flying South,
Fly to her, and fall upon her gilded eaves,
And tell her, tell her,...

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Alfred, Lord Tennyson: Our island home<br>Is...

Alfred, Lord Tennyson: Our island home
Is...

Our island home
Is far beyond the wave; we will no longer roam.


Source: The...

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Alfred, Lord Tennyson: Or when the...

Alfred, Lord Tennyson: Or when the...

Or when the moon was overhead,
Came two young lovers lately wed;
'I am half sick of shadows,' said
The Lady...

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Alfred, Lord Tennyson: Ring out false...

Alfred, Lord Tennyson: Ring out false...

Ring out false pride in blood and place,
The civic slander and the spite.


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Alfred, Lord Tennyson: Not with blinded...

Alfred, Lord Tennyson: Not with blinded...

Not with blinded eyesight poring over miserable books.

Source: Locksley Hall.
--...

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Alfred, Lord Tennyson: Queen rose of...

Alfred, Lord Tennyson: Queen rose of...

Queen rose of the rosebud garden of girls.

Source: Maud, Pt I. xxii. 9
--...

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Alfred, Lord Tennyson: That eternal want...

Alfred, Lord Tennyson: That eternal want...

That eternal want of pence
Which vexes public men.


Source: Will Waterproof's...

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Alfred, Lord Tennyson: Ring out the...

Alfred, Lord Tennyson: Ring out the...

Ring out the want, the care, the sin,
The faithless coldness of the times.


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Alfred, Lord Tennyson: That a lie...

Alfred, Lord Tennyson: That a lie...

That a lie which is all a lie may be met and fought with outright,
But a lie which is part a truth is a harder...

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Alfred, Lord Tennyson: The splendour falls...

Alfred, Lord Tennyson: The splendour falls...

The splendour falls on castle walls
And snowy summits old in story:
The long light shakes across the...

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Alfred, Lord Tennyson: Thou madest man,...

Alfred, Lord Tennyson: Thou madest man,...

Thou madest man, he knows not why.

Source: In Memoriam, Prologue
-- Alfred, Lord...

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Oscar Wilde: I don't want...

Oscar Wilde: I don't want...

I don't want money. It is only people who pay their bills who want that, and I never pay...

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Oscar Wilde: With an evening...

Oscar Wilde: With an evening...

With an evening coat and a white tie, anybody, even a stock broker, can gain a reputation for being...

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Oscar Wilde: London is full...

Oscar Wilde: London is full...

London is full of women who trust their husbands. One can always recognise them. They look so thoroughly...

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Oscar Wilde: I can stand...

Oscar Wilde: I can stand...

I can stand brute force, but brute reason is quite unbearable. There is something unfair about its use. It is hitting...

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Oscar Wilde: When we are...

Oscar Wilde: When we are...

When we are happy we are always good, but when we are good we are not always happy.

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Oscar Wilde: The body sins...

Oscar Wilde: The body sins...

The body sins once, and has done with its sin, for action is a mode of purification. Nothing remains then but the...

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Oscar Wilde: When a man...

Oscar Wilde: When a man...

When a man has once loved a woman, he will do anything for her, except continue to love...

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Oscar Wilde: To have friends,...

Oscar Wilde: To have friends,...

To have friends, you know, one need only be good-natured; but when a man has no enemy left there must be something...

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