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Alfred Tennyson

Poet quoted on mystical states of consciousness.

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Also known as Tennyson

First appearance: Lectures XVI and XVII: Mysticism

Alfred Tennyson shows up with force in Lectures XVI and XVII: Mysticism. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Poet quoted on the feeling of having 'been here before' and mystical gleams.
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Alfred Tennyson first appears in 0016 lectures xvi and xvii mysticism.

In Lectures XVI and XVII: Mysticism: Poet quoted on the feeling of having 'been here before' and mystical gleams.

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See Alfred Tennyson in Lectures XVI and XVII: Mysticism
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