Break, Break, Break Poem PDF
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Alfred, Lord Tennyson
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This is a poem about the beauty of the sea and the thoughts that arise in the speaker. The speaker reflects on the happiness of the fisherman's boy and sailor lad, contrasting it with the loss and sadness of a day that is gone.
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**The Full Text of "Break, Break, Break"** Break, break, break, On thy cold gray stones, O Sea! And I would that my tongue could utter The thoughts that arise in me. O, well for the fisherman\'s boy, That he shouts with his sister at play! O, well for the sailor lad...
**The Full Text of "Break, Break, Break"** Break, break, break, On thy cold gray stones, O Sea! And I would that my tongue could utter The thoughts that arise in me. O, well for the fisherman\'s boy, That he shouts with his sister at play! O, well for the sailor lad, That he sings in his boat on the bay! 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! Break, break, break, At the foot of thy crags, O Sea! But the tender grace of a day that is dead
