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Hap. by Thomas Hardy. If but some vengeful god would call to me. From up the sky, and laugh: "Thou suffering thing, Know that thy sorrow is my ecstasy, That thy love's loss is my hate's profiting!" Then would I bear it, clench myself, and die, Steeled by the sense of ire unmerited; Half-eased in that a Powerfuller than I.
By Thomas Hardy. If but some vengeful god would call to me. From up the sky, and laugh: “Thou suffering thing, Know that thy sorrow is my ecstasy, That thy love's loss is my hate's profiting!”. Then would I bear it, clench myself, and die, Steeled by the sense of ire unmerited; Half-eased in that a Powerfuller than I.
Hap. If but some vengeful god would call to me. From up the sky, and laugh: “Thou suffering thing, Know that thy sorrow is my ecstasy, That thy love’s loss is my hate’s profiting!”. Then would I bear it, clench myself, and die, Steeled by the sense of ire unmerited; Half—eased in that a Powerfuller than I. Had willed and meted me the ...
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Thomas Hardy - Hap. If but some vengeful god would call to me. From up the sky, and laugh: “Thou suffering thing, Know that thy sorrow is my ecstasy, that thy love’s loss is my hate’s profiting!”. Then would I bear it, clench myself, and die, Steeled by the sense of ire unmerited; Half-eased in that a Powerfuller than I.
The language is archaic. Here it is in colloquial form.Hap means luck or fortune."If some god told me that he caused my misfortunes for his own amusement, t...
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May 18, 2015 · Thomas Hardy, English novelist and poet, was born near Dorchester in England. He was one of the great English writers of the 19th and early 20th century. Hardy’s father was a stonemason and influenced Thomas to take up a career as an architect. Gothic architecture influenced Hardy’s poetry.
