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THE NEW YEAR by ALFRED TENNYSON

Poet Analysis

First Line: I STOOD ON A TOWER IN THE WET
Last Line: AND NEW YEAR BLOWING AND ROARING.
Subject(s): HOLIDAYS; NEW YEAR; TIME;
I STOOD on a tower in the wet,
And New Year and Old Year met,
And winds were roaring and blowing,
And I said, 'O years that meet in tears,
Have ye aught that is worth the knowing?
Science enough and exploring,
Wanderers coming and going,
Matter enough for deploring,
But aught that is worth the knowing?'
Seas at my feet were flowing,
Waves on the shingle pouring,
Old Year roaring and blowing,
And New Year blowing and roaring.





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