Template:RQ:Tennyson Idylls

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This template may be used on Wiktionary entry pages to quote two versions of Alfred, Lord Tennyson's work Idylls of the King, the 1st edition (1859); and a version incorporating Tennyson's later expansions and additions which was published as part of The Works of Alfred Tennyson (cabinet edition, 1874–1875, volumes V–VII). It can be used to create a link to online versions of the work at Google Books and the Internet Archive:

• 1st edition (1859) (Enid, Vivien, Elaine, Guinevere).
• The Works of Alfred Tennyson (cabinet edition, 1874–1875):
  • Volume V (Dedication, The Coming of Arthur, Gareth and Lynette, Geriant and Enid; archived at the Internet Archive).
  • Volume VI (Merlin and Vivien, Lancelot and Elaine, The Holy Grail; archived at the Internet Archive).
  • Volume VII (Pelleas and Ettarre, The Last Tournament, Guinevere, The Passing of Arthur, To the Queen; archived at the Internet Archive).

The template takes the following parameters:

• |edition= – mandatory in some cases: if quoting from The Works of Alfred Tennyson (cabinet edition, 1874–1875), specify |edition=cabinet.
• |volume= – mandatory in some cases: if quoting from The Works of Alfred Tennyson, specify the volume number quoted from in uppercase Roman numerals, either |volume=V to |volume=VII.
• |poem= or |chapter= – if quoting from The Works of Alfred Tennyson, the name of the poem quoted from. If quoting from the 1st edition (1859), the template will automatically determine the name of the poem based on the page number.
• |1= or |page=, or |pages= – mandatory in some cases: the page number(s) quoted from. When quoting a range of pages, note the following:
  • Separate the first and last pages of the range with an en dash, like this: |pages=10–11.
  • You must also use |pageref= to specify the page number that the template should link to (usually the page on which the Wiktionary entry appears).

This parameter must be specified to have the template determine the name of the poem quoted from, and to link to an online version of the work.

• |2=, |text=, or |passage= – the passage to be quoted.
• |footer= – a comment on the passage quoted.
• |brackets= – use |brackets=on to surround a quotation with brackets. This indicates that the quotation either contains a mere mention of a term (for example, "some people find the word manoeuvre hard to spell") rather than an actual use of it (for example, "we need to manoeuvre carefully to avoid causing upset"), or does not provide an actual instance of a term but provides information about related terms.

1st edition (1859)

• Wikitext:
  • {{RQ:Tennyson Idylls|page=142|passage=He raised his eyes and saw / The tree that shone white-'''listed''' thro' the gloom.}}; or
  • {{RQ:Tennyson Idylls|142|He raised his eyes and saw / The tree that shone white-'''listed''' thro' the gloom.}}
• Result:
  • 1859, Alfred Tennyson, “Vivien”, in Idylls of the King, London: Edward Moxon & Co., , →OCLC, page 142:

    He raised his eyes and saw / The tree that shone white-listed thro' the gloom.

• Wikitext: {{RQ:Tennyson Idylls|pages=174–175|pageref=175|passage=But on that day when Lancelot fled the lists, / His party, knights of utmost North and West, / Lords of waste marches, kings of desolate isles, / Came round their great '''Pendragon''', saying to him / 'Lo, Sire, our knight thro' whom we won the day / Hath gone sore wounded, and hath left his prize / Untaken, crying that his prize is death.'}}
• Result:
  • 1859, Alfred Tennyson, “Elaine”, in Idylls of the King, London: Edward Moxon & Co., , →OCLC, pages 174–175:

    But on that day when Lancelot fled the lists, / His party, knights of utmost North and West, / Lords of waste marches, kings of desolate isles, / Came round their great Pendragon, saying to him / 'Lo, Sire, our knight thro' whom we won the day / Hath gone sore wounded, and hath left his prize / Untaken, crying that his prize is death.'

The Works of Alfred Tennyson (cabinet edition, 1874–1875)

• Wikitext: {{RQ:Tennyson Idylls|edition=cabinet|volume=V|poem=Gareth and Lynette|page=73|passage=rom out the silken curtain-folds / Bare-footed and bare-headed three fair girls / In gilt and rosy raiment came: their feet / In dewy grasses glisten'd; and the hair / All over glanced with dewdrop or with gem / Like sparkles in the stone '''Avanturine'''.}}
• Result:
  • 1874, Alfred Tennyson, “Gareth and Lynette”, in Idylls of the King (The Works of Alfred Tennyson; V), cabinet edition, London: Henry S. King & Co., , →OCLC, page 73:

    rom out the silken curtain-folds / Bare-footed and bare-headed three fair girls / In gilt and rosy raiment came: their feet / In dewy grasses glisten'd; and the hair / All over glanced with dewdrop or with gem / Like sparkles in the stone Avanturine.