6783. Alfred Tennyson Tennyson. 1809-1892. John Bartlett, comp. 1919. Familiar Quotations, 10th ed.

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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.


NUMBER:	6783
AUTHOR:	Alfred Tennyson Tennyson (1809–1892)
QUOTATION:	I held it truth, with him who sings 1 To one clear harp in divers tones, That men may rise on stepping-stones Of their dead selves to higher things. 2
ATTRIBUTION:	In Memoriam. i. Stanza 1.

Note 1.
The poet alluded to is Goethe. I know this from Lord Tennyson himself, although he could not identify the passage; and when I submitted to him a small book of mine on his marvellous poem, he wrote, “It is Goethe’s creed,” on this very passage.—Rev. Dr. Getty (Vicar of Ecclesfield, Yorkshire). [back]

Note 2.
See Longfellow, page 643. [back]

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