Alfred, Lord Tennyson, quoted in Henry J. Jennings, Lord Tennyson 1809–1892: A Biographical Sketch (1892 ed.), p. 161
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Warrior of God, man's friend—not here below, But somewhere dead far in the waste Soudan— Thou livest in all hearts, for all men know This earth hath borne no simpler, nobler man.
— Alfred, Lord Tennyson on Charles George Gordon
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Source: Wikiquote: "Charles George Gordon" (Quotes about General Gordon)
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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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