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Stiller than chisell'd marble, standing there;
A daughter of the gods, divinely tall,
And most divinely fair." - Meaning and context.">
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"A Dream of Fair Women" (1832), st. 22
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At length I saw a lady within call,
Stiller than chisell'd marble, standing there;
A daughter of the gods, divinely tall,
And most divinely fair.

— Alfred, Lord Tennyson

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "At length I saw a lady within call,
Stiller than chisell'd marble, standing there;
A daughter of the gods, divinely tall,
And most divinely fair." in the context of ""A Dream of Fair Women" (1832), st. 22" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

Source: Wikiquote: "Alfred, Lord Tennyson" (Quotes) The 'What it means' explanation text was generated by Google Gemini Flash (accessed January 18, 2026). https://gemini.google.com/app

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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.