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Literary
October 20, 1892
Herald And Tribune
Jonesborough, Washington County, Tennessee
What is this article about?
Account of Alfred Tennyson's funeral in Westminster Abbey on Wednesday last, buried in Poets' Corner next to Robert Browning. Attended by eminent Englishmen; American Henry White served as pallbearer at Tennyson's request, as Robert T. Lincoln could not.
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Tennyson in Westminster.
On Wednesday last Westminster Abbey witnessed that which will remain in the memory of those present as long as life lasts. In the presence of a congregation comprising many of the most eminent of living Englishmen, the body of the greatest poet of the English speaking race since Shakespeare was reverently laid to rest. Tennyson's grave is next to that of Robert Browning in the Poet's Corner of the historic Abbey. It is pleasant to Americans to know that the aged poet in his last days made an especial request that an American should be among pallbearers. The Hon. Robert T. Lincoln, our Minister to Great Britain, was unable to accept the invitation given to him to act in that capacity; but the United States was represented among the official bearers by Mr. Henry White, the Secretary of the American Legation.
On Wednesday last Westminster Abbey witnessed that which will remain in the memory of those present as long as life lasts. In the presence of a congregation comprising many of the most eminent of living Englishmen, the body of the greatest poet of the English speaking race since Shakespeare was reverently laid to rest. Tennyson's grave is next to that of Robert Browning in the Poet's Corner of the historic Abbey. It is pleasant to Americans to know that the aged poet in his last days made an especial request that an American should be among pallbearers. The Hon. Robert T. Lincoln, our Minister to Great Britain, was unable to accept the invitation given to him to act in that capacity; but the United States was represented among the official bearers by Mr. Henry White, the Secretary of the American Legation.
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Essay
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Death Mortality
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Tennyson Funeral
Westminster Abbey
Poets Corner
Robert Browning
American Pallbearer
Literary Details
Title
Tennyson In Westminster.
Subject
Funeral Of Alfred Tennyson In Westminster Abbey
Key Lines
The Body Of The Greatest Poet Of The English Speaking Race Since Shakespeare Was Reverently Laid To Rest.