The Eagle
Reading edition
By Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809-1892): An English poet. "The Brook," "Locksley Hall," and "The Charge of the Light Brigade" are, perhaps, the most popular of his short poems, and "In Memoriam," "The Idylls of the King," and "The Princess" are the best of his long poems.
1. He clasps the crag with crooked hands; Close to the sun in lonely lands, Ringed with the azure world, he stands. 2. The wrinkled sea beneath him crawls; He watches from his mountain walls; And like a thunderbolt he falls.
Like a thunderbolt he falls.