There is sweet music here that softer falls Than petals from blown roses of the grass, Or night-dews on still waters between walls Of shadowy granite, in a gleaming pass.

There is sweet music here that softer falls

Than petals from blown roses of the grass,

Or night-dews on still waters between walls

Of shadowy granite, in a gleaming pass.

Answer: These excellent and remarkable lines have been taken from the famous poem, “The Lotos-Eaters” composed by Alfred Lord Tennyson, a truly dazzling star in the Victorian Period. Here the poet has drawn the picture of the island of lotos-eaters in all thicknesses of nature’s scenery.

The war of Troy is over. So the Greek hero Ulysses along with fellow sailors is returning home. One day in the afternoon, they reached an island. It is a strange island. It seems always afternoon there. A strange lifestyle is seen there. On the island, the inhabitants eat a kind of fruit called lotos. They lead a life of melancholy. The soldiers were tired of toiling hard. They were weak and thirsty. They felt drowsy and sleepy. They no longer wanted to toil more. The languid air is blowing all around the island. In the choric song, the mariners give a beautiful description of the music that they hear. The music in Lotos-land is extremely soft, sweet, and soothing. Its sound is softer than that of the falling petals of roses. This music is even softer than the sound of the little dew drops falling on the still waters of streams.

In fact, Tennyson captures the beautiful natural scenery of the Lotos-land. He expresses the enchanting effect of the island on the mind of the mariners. His power of portraying beautiful images in words has been vivified through these lines.