Tennyson
Alfred, Lord 1st Baron, 1809–92, English poet: poet laureate 1850–92.
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How to use Tennyson in a sentence
The grandest and most fully representative figure in all Victorian literature is of course Alfred Tennyson.
The Victorian Age | William Ralph IngeAlfred Tennyson had only just gathered his earliest laurels.
Records of a Girlhood | Frances Ann KembleFrom first to last Alfred Tennyson has recognized that the mission of the poet is that of an æsthetic teacher.
Tennyson's Life and Poetry | Eugene ParsonsThousands of people all over the world honour, and ought to honour, every word that falls from the pen of Alfred Tennyson.
Shadows of the Stage | William WinterAnd here another, which would versify into a fine horrible ballad—as grand and ghastly as Alfred Tennyson's "Sisters:"
British Dictionary definitions for Tennyson
/ (ˈtɛnɪsən) /
Alfred, Lord Tennyson. 1809–92, English poet; poet laureate (1850–92). His poems include The Lady of Shalott (1832), Morte d'Arthur (1842), the collection In Memoriam (1850), Maud (1855), and Idylls of the King (1859)
Derived forms of Tennyson
- Tennysonian (ˌtɛnɪˈsəʊnɪən), adjective, noun
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