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Born in 1840 / Died in 1928 / United Kingdom / English

Poems by Thomas Hardy

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In Tenebris

... Strength long since fled!Leaves freeze to dun ...

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The Selfsame Song

... unchanged in a note!--But its not the selfsame bird ...

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To An Unborn Pauper Child

... Though skies spout fire and blood and nations quake ...

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Weathers

... And so do I; When showers betumble the chestnut spikes, ...

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The Roman Road

... The Roman Road. But no tall brass-helmeted legionnaire ...

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The To-Be-Forgotten

... "Wherefore, old friends," said I, "are you distrest, ...

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The Impercipient

... (at a Cathedral Service)THAT from this bright believing band ...

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At The Railway Station, Upways

... And a nice one 'tis, and good in tone!'The man in the handcuffs smiled ...

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She, To Him

... And you are irked that they have withered so:Remembering that with me lies not the blame, ...

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"How Great My Grief" (Triolet)

... Nor loving-kindness helped to show thee ...

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The Cave Of The Unborn

... is unknown?"My heart was anguished for their sake ...

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The Sergeant's Song

... Rollicum-rorum, tol-lol-lay!When Justices hold equal scales, ...

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Nature's Questioning

... "We wonder, ever wonder, why we find us here!"Has some Vast Imbecility, ...

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In A Museum

... IHere's the mould of a musical bird long passed from light, ...

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She, To Him IV

... Feeding a heart that else mine own had fed!How much I love I know not, life not known, ...