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What was Alfred, Lord Tennyson’s first long poem?

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Lithograph portrait of Alfred, Lord Tennyson with wavy hair, a full beard, and a serious expression, shown in three-quarter view wearing a dark coat. — Alfred, Lord Tennyson Portrait of Alfred, Lord Tennyson, lithograph published in The Modern Portrait Gallery, 1890.

Alfred, Lord Tennyson’s first long poem was The Princess, which was published in 1847. It is described as a singular anti-feminist fantasia.1