The Princess: A Medley: As thro' the land

Alfred Lord Tennyson 1809 – 1892



As thro' the land at eve we went,
        And pluck'd the ripen'd ears,
    We fell out, my wife and I,
    O we fell out I know not why,
        And kiss'd again with tears.
    And blessings on the falling out
        That all the more endears,
    When we fall out with those we love
        And kiss again with tears!
  For when we came where lies the child
      We lost in other years,
  There above the little grave,
  O there above the little grave,
      We kiss'd again with tears.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABCCDEBFDGBHHD
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 486
Words 88
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 14

Alfred Lord Tennyson

Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson, FRS was Poet Laureate of Great Britain and Ireland during much of Queen Victoria's reign and remains one of the most popular British poets.  more…

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