John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
6792 Alfred Tennyson Tennyson 1809-1892 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 6792 |
| AUTHOR: | Alfred Tennyson Tennyson (1809–1892) |
| QUOTATION: | ’T is better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | In Memoriam. xxvii. Stanza 4. |
| Note 1. See Crabbe, page 444. Arthur Hugh Clough: Peschiera. What voice did on my spirit fall, Peschiera, when thy bridge I crost? ’T is better to have fought and lost Than never to have fought at all. Congreve: The Way of the World, Act ii. Scene i. Say what you will, ’t is better to be left Than never to have loved. [back] |