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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
EPITAPH, by THOMAS HARDY Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: I never cared for life: life cared for me
Last Line: "nor sought in me much more than thou couldst find."
Subject(s): Labor & Laborers; Life; Work; Workers
First Line: I never cared for life: life cared for me
Last Line: "nor sought in me much more than thou couldst find."
Subject(s): Labor & Laborers; Life; Work; Workers
I NEVER cared for Life: Life cared for me,
And hence I owed it some fidelity.
It now says, "Cease; at length thou hast learnt to grind
Sufficient toll for an unwilling mind,
And I dismiss thee -- not without regard
That thou didst ask no ill-advised reward,
Nor sought in me much more than thou couldst find."
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