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Passages by the much-loved Poet Laureate of Queen Victoria’s day.

  • A photo of an eagle preparing to swoop down from craggy clifftops above a wrinkled, glassy sea.

    01 • Poetry

    The Eagle

    In six lines, Tennyson paints a complete and vivid picture of a bird of prey.

    Lord Tennyson

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