Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-25
TENNYsoN CENTENARY.
Notable Events In the Career Of ths
Great English Poet.

Great English Poet.
Lord Alfred Tennyson, England's
famous poet laureate. who was born
100 years ago, told his son Hallam that
at eight he had written 'Thomsonian
blank verse in praise of flowers and
at ten and eleven, under the spell OF
Pepe's Homer hundreds and bun
dreds of lines in the regular Pompeian
meter and ittle-.later an epic OF
COCO lines after the pattern of Scott.
Tennyson's Life.
1s09-(Aug. s. Born, the fourth Of twelve
children, to the Rev. George Tennyson
rector. Of somersby. Lincolnshire.
1G6-To school at Louth for four years
How hated it!'').
ls2oNStudying with. his father, enjoying
the run of library more various and
stimulating than the average country
rectory could boast"
s-(February) Matriculated at Trinity
Cambridge where he made many ia.
nous friends. showed much interest ir
questions Of the day, though leaving
reputation as. q poor scholar and
without degree February. 1880.
1S50-1n this and the two following years
travelled considerably with Arthur
Henry Hallam, who died suddenly al
Vienna, Sept. 10, 1883.
1S33-For nine years LAY fallow,'' writing
little and publishing nothing. living at
Somersby, in Epping forest, at Tun-
bridge Wells and Maidstone.
1S42-"Arrived' with his third collection OF
poems; elected to the Anonymous
club welcomed at Bath House and one
of the Holland House circle.
1s45-(September) Pensioned by Peel with
600 a year.
so-o
ate. twenty first in the line Of ChauceI
and Spenser, Jonson and Dryden. The
post was first offered Samuel Rogers
but he declined on the score of his
age, eighty seven
1S50-(June 1S) Married at Shiplake church
to Emily Sellwood after courtship o.
nearly score of years.
1S55-(June) Honored with an Oxford d
c. L.
1s60-F'rom this year almost to the ciost
Of his life the poet spent from one to
five of every twelve months In travel
1s62-(ApriD His first interview with Queen
Victoria. GHer journal carries thi.
characteristic record: After luncheon
saw the great poet Tennyson in dear
est Albert's room for nearly an hour,
and most interesting it was. Asked
him to sit down.')
1S6S-(April q. Shakespeare's birthday
Laid the foundation stone for aid
WORTH" near Haslenere. Surrey.
1S69-Made honorary fellow of Trinity col.
lege, Cambridge.
1ss4-(January) Made Baron Tennyson'
by Gladstone, having twice earlier CT;
and I'D refused the honor.
1sse-(ApriD Death Of Lionel Tennyson.
1Sse-In this year. after the news OF
Browning's death, the laureate seemed
to lose much of his keen interest in
life and till his death lived more quiet
ly than ever. walking much. visiting a
few friends. dabbling with water col
ors and reading Jane Austen.
1S9e-(Oct. g. Died.
1S92-(Oct. 12) Buried in the abbey beside
Browning and before the tomb OF
Chaucer, with "Cymbeline'' laid in his
dead hands. Westminster's nave was
lined by men from the Balaklava
Light brigade, and the pallbearers
were the Duke of Argyll. Lords Duf.
ferin. Selborne. Salisbury. Roseber,
and Kelvin. Sir James Paget, DIR. But
Ter of Trinity. DIR. Jowett, the histori
ans Froude and Lecky and the Unitee
States minister. Robert T. Lincoln.