John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
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| Alfred Tennyson Tennyson. (1809–1892) (continued) |
| 6718 |
| From yon blue heaven above us bent, The grand old gardener and his wife 1 Smile at the claims of long descent. |
| Lady Clara Vere de Vere. Stanza 7. |
| 6719 |
| Howe’er it be, it seems to me, ’T is only noble to be good. 2 Kind hearts are more than coronets, And simple faith than Norman blood. |
| Lady Clara Vere de Vere. Stanza 7. |
| 6720 |
| You must wake and call me early, call me early, mother dear; To-morrow’ll be the happiest time of all the glad New Year,— Of all the glad New Year, mother, the maddest, merriest day; For I ’m to be Queen o’ the May, mother, I ’m to be queen o’ the May. |
| The May Queen. |
| 6721 |
| Ah, why Should life all labour be? |
| The Lotus-Eaters. iv. |
| 6722 |
| A daughter of the gods, divinely tall, And most divinely fair. 3 |
| A Dream of fair Women. Stanza xxii. |
| 6723 |
| God gives us love. Something to love He lends us; but when love is grown To ripeness, that on which it throve Falls off, and love is left alone. |
| To J. S. |
| 6724 |
| Sleep sweetly, tender heart, in peace! Sleep, holy spirit, blessed soul, While the stars burn, the moons increase, And the great ages onward roll. |
| To J. S. |
| Note 1. This line stands in Moxon’s edition of 1842,— “The gardener Adam and his wife,”— and was restored by the author in his edition of 1873. [back] |
| Note 2. See Chapman, page 37. [back] |
| Note 3. See Pope, page 340. [back] |