Word: tennyson
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...sixteen poets, e.g., Wordsworth, Tennyson...
...trivial or derivative, perhaps because of its simple musical rhymes and accessible themes. An astute architectural critic, he waged passionate campaigns to preserve England's historical treasures and opposed the spread of urban development. In 1972, Queen Elizabeth named Betjeman poet laureate, a title once held by Tennyson and Wordsworth, but ill health curtailed his productivity over the past decade. One of his last collections, A Nip in the Air, concluded with a poignant epitaph: "Now if the harvest is over/ And the world cold/ Give me the bonus of laughter/ As I lose hold...
...Callest thou that thing a leg" --Alfred Lord Tennyson "The Vision...
...folksiness, and success have earned him the irreverent nickname "Colonel Cinders." For less than $400, Denning promises that ashes of the departed will be taken out to sea on an elegant yacht, then scattered across the Pacific under flags at half-mast while a crewman reads appropriate poetry like Tennyson's Crossing...
...Phillips, 46, is a professional actress with a very special audience: the students in the Cos Cob School in Connecticut. As the school's artist-in-residence, she flies through fairy tales, acts out scenes from Shakespeare and introduces the youngsters to the poetry of Whitman, Shelley and Tennyson. From parents she gets a standing ovation. Last month the Cos Cob PTA held a fund-raising party with 1,000 guests paying $1 a head. Reason: the local school budget does not cover her salary, and the PTA must raise $3,000 a year to keep Phillips...