This poem investigates (with passion) a theme that seems beyond the social mores of today when love, or making love, has itself become a duty to many people. And even the earnest Victorians, as we know, did not all adhere to the more ascetic side of human nature. Be that as it may, it's a wonderful poem and the language pure hammered gold.
Ah.....well I hope you liked this one! It's one of my favourite Tennysons.
brychar66 4 years ago