Lord Alfred Tennyson ( 10 of 46 )
While I plan, and plan, my hair
Is gray before I know it.
While I plan, and plan, my hair
Is gray before I know it.
The net is not spread for the hawk or the kite.
The net is not spread for the hawk or the kite.
Look you! I myself am nearest to myself.
Look you! I myself am nearest to myself.
It is, I believe, better to restrain the passions of youth by a
sense of shame, and by conciliatory read more
It is, I believe, better to restrain the passions of youth by a
sense of shame, and by conciliatory means, than by fear.
This is the reward of my folly.
This is the reward of my folly.
Treading softly like a thief,
Lest the harsh shingle should grate underfoot,
And feeling all along the read more
Treading softly like a thief,
Lest the harsh shingle should grate underfoot,
And feeling all along the garden wall.
And on her lover's arm she leant,
And round her waist she felt it fold,
And far read more
And on her lover's arm she leant,
And round her waist she felt it fold,
And far across the hills they went,
In that new world that is the old.
The quarrels of lovers lead but to the renewal of love.
The quarrels of lovers lead but to the renewal of love.
If we cannot do what we want, we must do what we can.
If we cannot do what we want, we must do what we can.
He makes no friend who never made a foe.
He makes no friend who never made a foe.
