In Memoriam A.H.H. Language and Communication Quotes

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Quote #4

So word by word, and line by line,
The dead man touch'd me from the past. (1953-1954)

Here's that moment of spiritual communion or contact Tennyson imagines having with Arthur in Canto 95. They appear to be able to communicate wordlessly (although Tennyson is re-creating it in his poetic lines).

Quote #5

Vague words! (1965)

Tennyson can't even speak in complete sentences right now. He's so frustrated that he can't find the words to convey his feelings as he's having a sort of supernatural meeting with Arthur.