The death of Arthur Hallam, Alfred Lord Tennyson’s good friend, had profound effects on the poet’s work.
My mom quoted this to me upon each of my heartbreaks - ‘Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.
And still, the beautiful words were lost on me.
Yes, those words have come back to me during hard moments throughout life.
I agree, great suffering forces us become serious in thinking and start existentially contemplating life's big questions.
My mom quoted this to me upon each of my heartbreaks - ‘Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.
And still, the beautiful words were lost on me.
Yes, those words have come back to me during hard moments throughout life.
I agree, great suffering forces us become serious in thinking and start existentially contemplating life's big questions.