In the hollow Lotos-land to live and lie reclined
On the hills like Gods together, careless of mankind." - Meaning and context.">
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Choric Song, st. 8
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Let us swear an oath, and keep it with an equal mind,
In the hollow Lotos-land to live and lie reclined
On the hills like Gods together, careless of mankind.

— Alfred, Lord Tennyson

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Let us swear an oath, and keep it with an equal mind,
In the hollow Lotos-land to live and lie reclined
On the hills like Gods together, careless of mankind." in the context of "Choric Song, st. 8" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

Source: Wikiquote: "Alfred, Lord Tennyson" (Quotes, The Lotos-Eaters (1832)) 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.