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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A CONTRAST, by ALFRED TENNYSON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Dost ask why laura's soul is riven Last Line: Her hand without her heart she gave. Alternate Author Name(s): Tennyson, Lord Alfred; Tennyson, 1st Baron; Tennyson Of Aldworth And Farringford, Baron | |||
DOST ask why Laura's soul is riven By pangs her prudence can't command? To one who heeds not she has giv'n Her heart, alas! without her hand. But Chloe claims our sympathy, To wealth a martyr and a slave; For when the knot she dar'd to tie, Her hand without her heart she gave. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A DEDICATION by ALFRED TENNYSON A DREAM OF FAIR WOMEN by ALFRED TENNYSON BREAK, BREAK, BREAK by ALFRED TENNYSON CROSSING THE BAR by ALFRED TENNYSON EDWIN MORRIS; OR, THE LAKE by ALFRED TENNYSON ENGLAND AND AMERICA IN 1782 by ALFRED TENNYSON ENOCH ARDEN by ALFRED TENNYSON |
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