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These are just a few
lines
from In Memoriam A.H.H. by Alfred, Lord Tennyson.
The author
wrote the poem as a tribute to a close friend who died as a young
adult. It was published in 1850.
You can find the entire
poem and all of Tennyson's works at
http://home.att.net/~TennysonPoetry/
Ring out, wild bells, to
the wild sky,
The flying cloud, the
frosty light:
The year is dying in
the night;
Ring out, wild bells, and
let him die.
Ring out the old, ring in
the new,
Ring, happy bells,
across the snow:
The year is going, let
him go;
Ring out the false, ring
in the true.
Ring out the grief that
saps the mind,
For those that here we
see no more;
Ring out the feud of
rich and poor,
Ring in redress to all
mankind.
Ring out a slowly dying
cause,
And ancient forms of
party strife;
Ring in the nobler
modes of life,
With sweeter manners,
purer laws.
Reading
Comprehension, Vol. 11, No. 2, December 11, 2009http://rhlschool.comCopyright 2009 RHL
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