by Alfred Tennyson, Lord (1809 - 1892)
Courage, poor heart of stone!
Language: English
Courage, poor heart of stone! I will not ask thee why Thou canst not understand That thou art left for ever alone: Courage, poor stupid heart of stone. -- Or if I ask thee why, Care not thou to reply: She is but dead, and the time is at hand When thou shalt more than die.
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Confirmed with Maud, and Other Poems. By Alfred Tennyson, D.C.L., Poet Laureate. A New Edition, London: Edward Moxon & Co., Dover Street, 1859.
Text Authorship:
- by Alfred Tennyson, Lord (1809 - 1892), no title, appears in Maud, Part 2, no. 3 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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