Words Of Wisdom

Alfred, Lord Tennyson, is one of the best-loved English poets of all time. He was one of twelve children and a descendant of King Edward III. Made Poet Laureate in 1850, he soon married his childhood friend, Emily Sellwood. He is best known for his classical mythological poems, his work "In Memoriam" dedicated to his friend Arthur Hallam, and The Lady of Shalott. One of his more famous lines was, "Better to have loved and lost". This pennygift recalls the great man and his even greater works.