O Love! what hours were thine and mine, In lands of palm and southern pine; In lands of palm, of orange-blossom, Of olive, aloe, and maize and vine!
Interpretation
The quote expresses a romantic nostalgia for moments shared in nature's beauty.
In this quote, Alfred Lord Tennyson reflects on the cherished memories of love shared in picturesque locations characterized by rich, vibrant landscapes. The imagery of 'lands of palm and southern pine' evokes a sense of tranquility and beauty, symbolizing the joy and depth of emotional connection between lovers in idyllic settings. This celebration of nature intertwines with their love story, highlighting how the environment can enhance personal relationships.
In practice
During a wedding ceremony, to evoke the beauty of shared love.
Twilight and evening bell, And after that the dark! And may there be no sadness of farewell, When I embark; For though from out our bourne of Time and Place The flood may bear me far, I hope to see my Pilot face to face When I have crossed the bar.
How many a father have I seen, A sober man, among his boys, Whose youth was full of foolish noise.
Earth is dry to the centre,_x000D_ But spring, a new comer,_x000D_ A spring rich and strange,_x000D_ Shall make the winds blow_x000D_ Round and round,_x000D_ Thro' and thro',_x000D_ Here and there,_x000D_ Till the air_x000D_ And the ground_x000D_ Shall be fill'd with life anew.
O love, O fire! once he drew With one long kiss my whole soul through My lips, as sunlight drinketh dew.
But thy strong Hours indignant work’d their wills, And beat me down and marr’d and wasted me, And tho’ they could not end me, left me maim’d To dwell in presence of immortal youth, Immortal age beside immortal youth, And all I was, in ashes. - Tithonus
Gone - flitted away, Taken the stars from the night and the sun From the day! Gone, and a cloud in my heart.
and you come away with a great little story of a mess of a dreamer with the nerve to adore you
The heart is a thousand stringed instrument that can only be tuned with love.
You draw me, you hard-hearted adamant;_x000D_ _x000D_ But yet you draw not iron, for my heart_x000D_ _x000D_ Is true as steel: leave you your power to draw,_x000D_ _x000D_ And I shall have no power to follow you.
Some day, the world will discover that, without thought, there can be no love.
The thoughts of those moved by natural human love are almost completely fastened on the beloved, their hearts are filled with passion for it, and their mouths full of its praises.
But thou, through good and evil, praise and blame,_x000D_ _x000D_ Wilt not thou love me for myself alone?_x000D_ _x000D_ Yes, thou wilt love me with exceeding love,_x000D_ _x000D_ And I will tenfold all that love repay;_x000D_ _x000D_ Still smiling, though the tender may reprove,_x000D_ _x000D_ Still faithful, though the trusted may betray.
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