Excerpt from The Aesthetic Nature of Tennyson In this study it is my purpose to show to what extent the different sense-impressions have ap pealed to Tennyson in his writing. The spir ituality of the Universe is realized through the more intellectual senses of hearing and seeing. By means of these and by touch, which brings us in direct contact with the physical world, and because of our observations we are lifted to a higher plane and to a broader understanding of Nature and Man. By these we are able to communicate with others and with Nature. Whitman has said that all objective grandeurs of the world, for highest purposes, yield them selves up, and depend on mentality alone. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.