Alfred, Lord Tennyson - Alto Reste Park - Altoona, PA
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A quote from Alfred, Lord Tennyson's poem, "Idylls of the King," at a cemetery in Altoona, PA
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Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 09/09/2022
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This quote from Alfred, Lord Tennyson is located on the side of a mausoleum at Alto Reste Park Cemetery on Plank Road in Altoona, Pennsylvania. The quote is from the poem, "Idylls of the King," about the life of King Arthur. It says, "More things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams of..." It comes from near the end of the poem as Arthur is bidding farewell to Sir Bedivere. Arthur says:
"The old order changeth, yielding place to new,
And God fulfils himself in many ways,
Lest one good custom should corrupt the world.
Comfort thyself: what comfort is in me?
I have lived my life, and that which I have done
May He within himself make pure! but thou,
If thou shouldst never see my face again,
Pray for my soul. More things are wrought by prayer
Than this world dreams of. Wherefore, let thy voice
Rise like a fountain for me night and day.
For what are men better than sheep or goats
That nourish a blind life within the brain,
If, knowing God, they lift not hands of prayer
Both for themselves and those who call them friend?
For so the whole round earth is every way
Bound by gold chains about the feet of God."
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