Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE INCONSISTENT, by THOMAS HARDY Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: I say, 'she was as good as fair!' Last Line: Would I had died for thee!' | ||||||||
I SAY, 'She was as good as fair!' When standing by her mound; 'Such passing sweetness,' I declare, 'No longer treads the ground.' I say, 'What living Love can catch Her bloom and bonhomie, And what in recent maidens match Her olden warmth to me!' - There stands within yon vestry-nook Where bonded lovers sign, Her name upon a faded book With one that is not mine. To him she breathed the tender vow She once had breathed to me, But yet I say, 'O Love, even now Would I had died for thee!' | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MEN WHO MARCH AWAY' (SONG OF THE SOLDIERS) by THOMAS HARDY A BROKEN APPOINTMENT by THOMAS HARDY A CHRISTMAS GHOST-STORY; CHRISTMAS-EVE 1899 by THOMAS HARDY A THOUGHT IN TWO MOODS by THOMAS HARDY A THUNDERSTORM IN TOWN by THOMAS HARDY A TRAMPWOMAN'S TRAGEDY by THOMAS HARDY A WIFE IN LONDON by THOMAS HARDY ACCORDING TO THE MIGHTY WORKING by THOMAS HARDY |
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