Tithonus

Poetry | Alfred Lord Tennyson

Tithonus Quotations

“Me only cruel immortality consumes.”
Exp: Tithonus is saying that living forever is not a blessing. It is painful because he keeps aging but cannot die.
“Why should a man desire in any way 

 To vary from the kindly race of men?”

Exp: Tithonus regrets his wish for immortality. He now believes it is better to be like other humans who can die.
“The Gods themselves cannot recall their gifts.”

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