The Early Poems of Alfred Lord Tennyson by Alfred Lord Tennyson
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Through quiet meadows round the mill,
The sleepy pool above the dam, The pool beneath it never still. Another most felicitous emendation is to be found in 'The Poet', where the edition of 1830 reads:-- And in the bordure of her robe was writ Wisdom, a name to shake Hoar anarchies, as with a thunderfit. This in 1842 appears as:-- And in her raiment's hem was trac'd in flame Wisdom, a name to shake All evil dreams of power--a sacred name. Again, in the 'Lotos Eaters' _Three thunder-cloven thrones of oldest snow_ Stood sunset-flushed is changed into |
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