Flower in the Crannied Wall

A commissioned firm specializing in bronze restoration then expressed its view that the statue appears similar to when it was first unveiled.

[5] To see the world in a grain of sand And heaven in a wild flower Hold infinity in the palm of your hand And eternity in an hour.

[6] The phrase flower in the crannied wall is sometimes used in a metaphorical sense for the idea of seeking holistic and grander principles from constituent parts and their connections.

"[9] Fredric Myers described Tennyson as incorporating the “interpenetration of the spiritual and material worlds" into his literary works.

"[11] Others including Theodore Soares, the then department head from the University of Chicago, also viewed Tennyson as "one of the earliest of the spiritual interpreters of life" who saw the impacts of science with macroscopic lenses.

Tennyson memorial statue beside Lincoln Cathedral
Plaque bearing the text of "Flower in the Crannied Wall" mounted upon the pedestal of the Tennyson memorial statue at Lincoln Cathedral
Plaque mounted upon the wishing well at Waggoners Wells , bearing the text of the poem and commemorating its composition at the site
Authorities on the genus Datura , Albert Blakeslee and Sophia Satina . Satina used Flower in the Crannied Wall as the epigraph of her botanical work (written jointly with Amos Avery and Jacob Rietsema) named in honour of her late friend and mentor, Blakeslee