And the stately ships go on To their haven under the hill; But O for the touch of a vanish'd hand, And the sound of a voice that is still!
Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- Break, Break, Break; Full sixteen-line public-domain poem read via indexed Poetry Foundation. Complete third stanza contrasts ships reaching their haven with the speaker’s longing for someone lost. Preserve the original contraction. Website source date2017 is not asserted as composition or original
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