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Quotation from Ulysses by Alfred, Lord Tennyson

“I cannot rest from travel: I will drink Life to the lees”

Alfred, Lord Tennyson (spoken by Ulysses)

Ulysses, Lines 6-7 (Poems (1842), ed. Collins 1900)

Portrait of Alfred, Lord Tennyson

The king declares his restlessness, using the image of drinking a cup to its dregs.

Citation: "I cannot rest from travel: I will drink Life to the lees" — Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Ulysses, Lines 6-7 (Poems (1842), ed. Collins 1900). (id tennyson-ulysses-q1)

Portrait: Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson, George Frederic Watts, Public domain.

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