And if indeed I cast the brand away, Surely a precious thing, one worthy note, Should thus be lost for ever from the earth, Which might have pleased the eyes of many men. The Holy Grail and Other Poems - Page 135by Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1870 - 202 pagesFull view - About this book
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