Death & Dying
XIII
From Poems of the Past and the Present
Death & Dying
Then bitterly some: “Was it wise now
To raise the tomb-door
For such knowledge? Away!”
But the rest: “Fame we prized till to-day;
Yet that hearts keep us green for old kindness we prize now
A thousand times more!”
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Hardy, Thomas. “XIII.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/hardy/208/.
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Hardy, Thomas. “XIII.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/hardy/208/.
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