Alfred, Lord Tennyson, in Idylls of the King (1856–1885), The Coming of Arthur
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And so there grew great tracts of wilderness, Wherein the beast was ever more and more, But man was less and less, till Arthur came.
— Alfred, Lord Tennyson on King Arthur
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About Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson (6 August 1809 – 6 October 1892) was the Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom during much of Queen Victoria's reign, after William Wordsworth, and is one of the most popular English poets.
About Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson (6 August 1809 – 6 October 1892) was the Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom during much of Queen Victoria's reign, after William Wordsworth, and is one of the most popular English poets.
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