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.
Our souls sit close and silently within, And their own web from their own entrails spin; And when eyes meet far off, our sense is such, That, spider-like, we feel the tenderest touch.
Love is a great thing, a good above all others, which alone maketh every burden light.
It is necessary to fall in love... if only to provide an alibi for all the random despair you are going to feel anyway.
She said the reason that love is so painful is that it always amounts to two people wanting more than two people can give.
It's forgiveness that makes us what we are. Without forgiveness, our species would've annihilated itself in endless retributions. Without forgiveness, there would be no history. Without that hope, there would be no art, for every work of art is in some way an act of forgiveness. Without that dream, there would be no love, for every act of love is in some way a promise to forgive. We live on because we can love, and we love because we can forgive.
We see his smile of love even when others see nothing but the black hand of death smiting our best beloved.
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