The war-drum throbb'd no longer and the battleflags were furl'd In the parliament of man the federation of the world.
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About Lord Alfred Tennyson

Lord Alfred Tennyson was a 19th-century British poet laureate. Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson was an English poet. He was Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom during much of Queen Victoria's reign. Read more on Wikipedia →

Themes

  • Peace — The pursuit of harmony, reconciliation, and inner calm

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