Lord Tennyson: A Biographical SketchChatto and Windus, Picadilly, 1884 - 270 pages |
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... Tennyson's life , apart from the records of his literary work and the glimpses occasion- ally afforded by the divulging candour of his personal friends , not a great deal is known , and only the vulgar ... Alfred , is the 4 LORD TENNYSON .
... Tennyson's life , apart from the records of his literary work and the glimpses occasion- ally afforded by the divulging candour of his personal friends , not a great deal is known , and only the vulgar ... Alfred , is the 4 LORD TENNYSON .
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... Alfred Tennyson's father was the Rev. George Clayton Tennyson , LL.D. , rector of Somersby and vicar of Grimsby , who married Elizabeth Fytche , daughter of the vicar of the neighbouring town of Louth . Dr. Tennyson was the son of a ...
... Alfred Tennyson's father was the Rev. George Clayton Tennyson , LL.D. , rector of Somersby and vicar of Grimsby , who married Elizabeth Fytche , daughter of the vicar of the neighbouring town of Louth . Dr. Tennyson was the son of a ...
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... Alfred's affections , finds expression in the lines to J. S. This tribute , in which the heart of the poet speaks its regrets , suggests , although perhaps but faintly , the reverence inspired in the family circle at ... LORD TENNYSON .
... Alfred's affections , finds expression in the lines to J. S. This tribute , in which the heart of the poet speaks its regrets , suggests , although perhaps but faintly , the reverence inspired in the family circle at ... LORD TENNYSON .
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... Alfred used to tell a story which lasted for months , and which was called ' The Old Horse . ' " * The more serious work of education was not , meanwhile , neglected . Alfred was taught the rudimentary subjects , partly ... LORD TENNYSON .
... Alfred used to tell a story which lasted for months , and which was called ' The Old Horse . ' " * The more serious work of education was not , meanwhile , neglected . Alfred was taught the rudimentary subjects , partly ... LORD TENNYSON .
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... Alfred's first verses , so I once heard him say , were written upon a slate which his brother Charles put into his hand one Sunday at Louth , when all the elders of the party were going into church , and the child was ... LORD TENNYSON . 13.
... Alfred's first verses , so I once heard him say , were written upon a slate which his brother Charles put into his hand one Sunday at Louth , when all the elders of the party were going into church , and the child was ... LORD TENNYSON . 13.
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