All of this comes back to Tennyson, and some words I was recently reminded of: “Marriages are made in heaven but worked out ...

The phrase has been used allusively to describe intensely competitive or clashing situations ever since Alfred, Lord Tennyson included the line in his 1850 poem, “In Memoriam A.H.H.”: ...

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Matthew Arnold’s poems often reflect our search for meaning in life. Arnold’s best buddy at Rugby School and later at Oxford ...

Whatever emotion you're feeling can be found in poetry. So when life brings you down, turn to these inspirational poems to lift your spirits.

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