Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TOLERANCE, by THOMAS HARDY Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: It is a foolish thing,' said I Last Line: To linger in the shadows there. | ||||||||
'IT is a foolish thing,' said I, 'To bear with such, and pass it by; Yet so I do, I know not why!' And at each cross I would surmise That if I had willed not in that wise I might have spared me many sighs. But now the only happiness In looking back that I possess - Whose lack would leave me comfortless - Is to remember I refrained From masteries I might have gained, And for my tolerance was disdained; For see, a tomb. And if it were I had bent and broke, I should not dare To linger in the shadows there. | 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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