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Mar 8, 2016 · Thomas Hardy (1840-1928) is acclaimed worldwide as one of the best Victorian novelists, but his poetry is often eclipsed by his achievement in the realm of fiction. Still, of the hundreds of poems that comprise Hardy’s Collected Poems, there are a few favourites that are much-loved and widely anthologised. Here’s our pick of the ten best ...
Incredibly prolific, Hardy wrote fourteen novels, three volumes of short stories, and several poems between the years 1871 and 1897. Hardy’s great novels, including Tess of the D’Urbervilles (1891) and Jude the Obscure (1895), were all published during this period.
Poems by Thomas Hardy. Here you can download copies of all of Hardy's 947 poems. Some of Hardy's best known poetry: 001 Domicilium 24 kb; 119 The Darkling Thrush 24.5 kb; 248 The Convergence of the Twain 22 kb; 261 Wessex Heights 23 kb; 292 At Castle Boterel 22 kb; Thomas Hardy poem repository. 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10
And There Was a Great Calm. By Thomas Hardy. (On the Signing of the Armistice, 11 Nov. 1918) I. There had been years of Passion—scorching, cold, And much Despair, and Anger heaving high, Care whitely watching, Sorrows manifold, Among the young, among the weak and old, And the pensive Spirit of Pity whispered, “Why?”.
By Thomas Hardy. "Had he and I but met. By some old ancient inn, We should have sat us down to wet. Right many a nipperkin! "But ranged as infantry, And staring face to face, I shot at him as he at me, And killed him in his place.
To Life. ‘To Life’ by Thomas Hardy is a deeply poignant poem that personifies life as a dreary individual whom the speaker accosts out of sadness. This poem by Thomas Hardy depicts an existential frustration familiar to anyone who's suffered a series of incessant sorrows.
The Convergence of the Twain. By Thomas Hardy. (Lines on the loss of the "Titanic") I. In a solitude of the sea. Deep from human vanity, And the Pride of Life that planned her, stilly couches she. II. Steel chambers, late the pyres.
