Tennyson,Alfred

Tennyson,Alfred
Ten·ny·son (tĕnʹĭ-sən), Alfred. First Baron Tennyson. Known as Alfred, Lord Tennyson. 1809-1892.
British poet whose works, including In Memoriam (1850) and “The Charge of the Light Brigade” (1854), reflect Victorian sentiments and aesthetics. He was appointed poet laureate in 1850.
  Ten'ny·soʹni·an (-sōʹnē-ən) adj.

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