Zitate von Lord Alfred Tennyson

At Flores in the Azores Sir Richard Grenville lay, And a pinnace, like a fluttered bird, came flying from far away: 'Spanish ships of war at sea! we have sighted fifty-three!' Then sware Lord Thomas Howard: ''Fore God I am no coward; But I cannot meet them here, for my ships are out of gear, And the half my men are sick. I must fly, but follow quick. We are six ships of the line; can we fight with fifty-three?' Then spake Sir Richard Grenville: 'I know you are no coward; You fly them for a moment to fight with them again. But I've ninety men and more that are lying sick ashore. I should count myself the coward if I left them, my Lord Howard, To these Inquisition dogs and the devildoms of Spain.' So Lord Howard passed away with five ships of war that day, Till he melted like a cloud in the silent summer heaven.

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Lyriker (England, 1809 - 1892).


Lord Alfred Tennyson · Geburtsdatum · Sterbedatum

Lord Alfred Tennyson wäre heute 214 Jahre, 9 Monate, 9 Tage oder 78.445 Tage alt.

Geboren am 06.08.1809 in Somersby/Lincolnshire
Gestorben am 06.10.1892 in Aldworth
Sternzeichen: ♌ Löwe


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