Sep 28, 2024

​10 most iconic lines of Victorian poets

Riya Arora

Iconic lines of famous Victorian poets

Victorian poets are some of the most influential writers in history, offering some memorable and beautiful lines in English literature. To honour their remarkable contributions, here are 10 iconic lines that capture the emotional depth and essence of their work.

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​Alfred Lord Tennyson

“'Tis better to have loved and lost / Than never to have loved at all.”

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Robert Browning

“That’s my last Duchess painted on the wall, / Looking as if she were alive.”

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​Elizabeth Barrett Browning

“How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.”

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​Matthew Arnold

“The Sea of Faith / Was once, too, at the full, and round earth’s shore.”

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​Christina Rossetti

“For there is no friend like a sister / In calm or stormy weather.”

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​Dante Gabriel Rossetti

“The blessed damozel leaned out / From the gold bar of heaven.”

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​Gerard Manley Hopkins

“My heart in hiding / Stirs for a bird, - the achieve of, the mastery of the thing.”

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​A.E. Housman

“The time you won your town the race / We chaired you through the market-place.”

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​William Morris

“The way is long if one goes alone / The way is short if one is with a friend.”

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Oscar Wilde

“Yet each man kills the thing he loves.”

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