Tears, idle tears, I know not what they mean, Tears from the depth of some divine despair Rise in the heart, and gather to the eyes, In looking on the happy autumn fields, And thinking of the days that are no more. The Princess: A Medley - Page 72by Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1850 - 177 pagesFull view - About this book
| Gerhard Joseph - Literary Criticism - 1992 - 300 pages
...Principle" is, I would argue, best exemplified by a "sweet air" like "Tears, Idle Tears": Tears, idle tears, I know not what they mean, Tears from the depth...heart, and gather to the eyes, In looking on the happy Autumn fields, And thinking of the days that are no more. Fresh as the first beam glittering on a sail,... | |
| Judith Kay Nelson - Family & Relationships - 2005 - 266 pages
...state of "divine despair" in which tears were triggered by gazing at "happy autumn fields": Tears, idle tears, I know not what they mean Tears from the depth...heart, and gather to the eyes, In looking on the happy autumn fields And thinking of the days that are no more. Tennyson here refers to the cyclical nature... | |
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