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The Works of Tennyson

The Eversley Edition: Annotated by Alfred, Lord Tennyson: Edited by Hallam, Lord Tennyson
Tennyson, Alfred Tennyson (1809-1892)

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POEMS
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POEMS
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ENOCH ARDEN AND IN MEMORIAM
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THE PRINCESS AND MAUD
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IDYLLS OF THE KING
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BALLADS AND OTHER POEMS
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DEMETER AND OTHER POEMS
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QUEEN MARY AND HAROLD
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QUEEN MARY:
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QUEEN MARY.
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ACT I.
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ACT II.
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ACT III.
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ACT IV.
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ACT V.
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HAROLD:
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BECKET AND OTHER PLAYS

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[To The Queen]

[Lines not used in the final version]

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The third verse in proof.

Nor should I dare to flatter state,
Nor such a lay would you receive,
Were I to shape it, who believe
Your nature true as you are great.
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