tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8617545316864155046.post892734324291566878..comments2024-03-16T14:50:08.733-04:00Comments on Victorian Musings: A Moonlight Memoriam~Alfred, Lord Tennyson (August 6, 1809- October 6, 1892)Kimberly Evehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06701922878244863690noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8617545316864155046.post-91264556378609292682015-10-06T19:14:08.478-04:002015-10-06T19:14:08.478-04:00Hi WoofWoof,
Thank you for your kindness and gene...Hi WoofWoof,<br /><br />Thank you for your kindness and generosity. The moonlight always gets me! It is not an overexaggeration either the mention by Audrey Tennyson of Alfred's bedroom and himself being lit up by the moonlight as it streamed in during those wee hours of the morning as the family and medical staff kept watch. Dr. Dabbs did have a room at Aldworth and was staying there during those days of Lord Tennyson's illness and death. <br />Also, I'm glad you mentioned him dieing at Farringford, that was Tennyson's wish however he was far too weak. Yes, I agree, that was what Hallam and Tennyson meant by their bedside conversation of 'the journey.' Alfred Tennyson never lost his mindset or keen observation; even under all that medication. Yes the Shakespeare was part of his last words as was his quote from Cymbeline to Emily Tennyson who if you read the diary entries was present during the last four to five days of her husband's illness, including his death, up to and before his funeral. She was far too fragile to attend so Hallam and Audrey went in her place which is why Audrey mentions placing a wreath of pink roses symbolizing his Laureateship and their 'marriage.' <br /><br />Hopefully, for the 125th anniversary something better than stamps perhaps this time! Kimberly Evehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06701922878244863690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8617545316864155046.post-52839773348101891142015-10-06T14:45:42.180-04:002015-10-06T14:45:42.180-04:00Just had another thought. In two years time it wil...Just had another thought. In two years time it will be the 125th anniversary. We ought all to try and persuade google to make Tennyson the subject of the doodle for the day. I wonder if the UK Royal Mail would issue a set of stamps - they did some back in '92 for the death centenary - famous pre-raphaelite depictions (I am sure you will have seen them). For some reason they didn't do anything in 2009 for the bicentenary.WoofWoofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14142792485921452481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8617545316864155046.post-26439867516572294622015-10-06T14:20:43.525-04:002015-10-06T14:20:43.525-04:00What a wonderful account! Thank you so much for re...What a wonderful account! Thank you so much for researching and posting that. It is certainly a magical scene - the great old poet passing away bathed in moonligjt. I suppose it's a pity he could not have died at Farringford with the sound of the sea. I think I read somewhere they did think of moving down there but he was obviously too weak. "My Shakespeare I must have my Shakespeare" has I think gone down as his last words. It is touching to read of his wish to read it even when he was so weak.WoofWoofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14142792485921452481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8617545316864155046.post-16436475335731148402015-10-06T02:40:48.900-04:002015-10-06T02:40:48.900-04:00Hi Debbie,
Oh, thanks Debbie. I tend to agree with...Hi Debbie,<br />Oh, thanks Debbie. I tend to agree with you ;) <br /><br />Hi Kris,<br />I feel the same way about the presence of the moonlight filling up his bedroom and shining down on him. <br />Thank you so much for taking the time to read and leave a comment. It makes me very happy to meet another lover of Alfred Tennyson. <br /><br />Kimberly Evehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06701922878244863690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8617545316864155046.post-39632332577262744592015-10-06T02:06:19.357-04:002015-10-06T02:06:19.357-04:00Thank you for sharing this. I can understand your ...Thank you for sharing this. I can understand your hesitation, and yet...<br /><br />The moonlit room is an image that will always stay with me. As well as loving his poetry, I have always felt an odd kinship with Alfred Tennyson. This means a lot.Kris Hugheshttp://www.godeeper.infonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8617545316864155046.post-46819078157570328372015-10-06T01:41:54.153-04:002015-10-06T01:41:54.153-04:00A wonderful tribute to a great man. A wonderful tribute to a great man. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13344961307861104251noreply@blogger.com