Is it better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all meaning?
The proverbial saying 'It's better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all' has a straightforward literal meaning. Even the pain of a lost love is worth bearing if one can first experience the joy of love.
Is it better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all poem?
I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost. Than never to have loved at all.
When did Alfred Lord Tennyson say Tis better to have loved and lost?
Tennyson completed the poem in 1849. It is a requiem for the poet's beloved Cambridge friend Arthur Henry Hallam, who died suddenly in 1839 0f a cerebral haemorrhage when he was in Vienna.Sep 13, 2016
What age did Tennyson belong to?
Victorian ageAlfred, Lord Tennyson, in full Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson of Aldworth and Freshwater, (born August 6, 1809, Somersby, Lincolnshire, England—died October 6, 1892, Aldworth, Surrey), English poet often regarded as the chief representative of the Victorian age in poetry.Apr 1, 2022