Alfred Lord Tennyson ¨In Memoriam 27.¨ I think it's better to go through an experience even if one suffers than not to have the experience. In my opinion Tennyson is correct in his claim ¨Tis better to have loved lost than never to have loved at all (Tennyson 15/16). Some readers may think that Tennyson could be wrong because they could think that loved lost isn't a good thing. In the poem Tennyson says ¨I envy not in any moods/ the captive void of noble rage (1 / 2).¨ What Tennyson meant by this is that he is mad about the situation but he's trying to remain calm. Therefore, Tennyson states another quote saying ¨The linnet born within the cage/ that never knew the summer woods (¾)¨. In the poem ¨In Memoriam¨ the author