A line from Alfred Lord Tennyson's poem Ulysses will be engraved on a wall in the Olympic village to inspire athletes competing in the London 2012 Games. The last line of the poem – "To strive, to ...

A sharply anguished lament for the poet’s beloved friend and inspiration Arthur Hallam Break, Break, Break Break, break, break, On thy cold gray stones, O Sea! And I would that my tongue could utter ...

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NEARLY all the poems in Tennyson’s new volume 1 have been published separately in periodicals, and were from time to time greeted by the popular press as the Laureate’s latest inanity. Yet a book of ...

Julia Margaret Cameron (1815-1879), Illustrations to Tennyson’s Idylls of the King, and other poems (London: Henry S. King, 1875). volume 1, 12 albumen silver prints. Graphic Arts Collection (GAX) ...

An unexpected collection of celebrities have joined together to recite an Alfred, Lord Tennyson poem. Sir David Attenborough, Idris Elba, Emma Bunton, Miriam Margolyes, Jamie Oliver and even the late ...

Tennyson's In Memoriam is probably something all poetry lovers have grown up reading. This profound elegy written at the death of a friend carries the deepest emotions of life and some really precious ...

artist's impression of inspirational words from Tennyson's Ulysses chosen to take pride of place in the 2012 Olympic Village to give a boost to athletes Credit: Photo: PA Inspirational words from ...

March 7 - Lines from the poem "Ulysses" by Alfred Lord Tennyson will be engraved on to a wall in the Olympic Village to not only inspire athletes competing in 2012, but also future generations of ...

The last line of Tennyson's poem Ulysses, "To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield" were nominated by the public and chosen by a panel which included Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy and author ...