Charles Tennyson Turner Quotes

United Kingdom, Poet
July 4, 1808 – April, 25, 1879.

Charles Tennyson Turner (4 July 1808 – 25 April 1879) was an English poet. Born in Somersby, Lincolnshire, he was an elder brother of Alfred Tennyson; his friendship and the "heart union" with his greater brother is revealed in Poems by Two Brothers (1829). Another poet brother was Frederick Tennyson.

Not until he stood at the altar did he achieve a sense of being hale and furnished. It was strange, he thought, that a man would find his surest current in the spot where he felt least worthy.

Charles Tennyson Turner
The little bee returns with evening's gloom, To join her comrades in the braided hive, Where, housed beside their might honey-comb, They dream their polity shall long survive.

Charles Tennyson Turner
- Long
- Dream
- Survive

When the whistle blew and the call stretched thin across the night, one had to believe that any journey could be sweet to the soul.

Charles Tennyson Turner
- Believe
- Soul
- Night
The rainbow bursts like magic on mine eyes! In hues of ancient promise there imprest.

Charles Tennyson Turner
- Eyes
- Magic
- Promise
It was a perfect night for a train. The occasional whistle told Louis of all the farewells he had ever known.

Charles Tennyson Turner
- Night
- Perfect