John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
6777 Alfred Tennyson Tennyson 1809-1892 John Bartlett
NUMBER: | 6777 |
AUTHOR: | Alfred Tennyson Tennyson (1809–1892) |
QUOTATION: | Tears, idle tears, I know not what they mean. Tears from the depth of some divine despair Rise in the heart and gather to the eyes, In looking on the happy autumn-fields, And thinking of the days that are no more. |
ATTRIBUTION: | The Princess. Part iv. Line 21. |