Late Lyrics and Earlier, With Many Other Verses
Exploring Love, Loss, and Nature in Poetic ReflectionsBy Thomas Hardy
Length2h 25m
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In "Late Lyrics and Earlier, With Many Other Verses," Thomas Hardy masterfully intertwines themes of love, loss, and the inexorable passage of time through a collection of poignant poems. The book showcases Hardy's signature style, characterized by vivid imagery, emotional depth, and an earnest search for meaning amidst a changing world. Written during a period when Hardy was increasingly concerned with human fragility and existential contemplation, this collection serves as a literary reflection of the tumultuous social and personal issues of the early 20th century, blending both lyrical beauty and sobering realism. Thomas Hardy, renowned as a novelist and poet, experienced significant personal loss and disillusionment throughout his life, which profoundly influenced his poetic voice. His earlier works, such as "Tess of the d'ÄôUrbervilles," laid the groundwork for his evolving perspectives on human relationships and societal norms, while later works reveal his deepening introspection. Hardy'Äôs own struggles with the themes of fate and free will resonate throughout this collection, offering readers insights into the complexities of human emotion. I highly recommend "Late Lyrics and Earlier" to readers who appreciate poetry that transcends mere aesthetics, delving into the profound mysteries of the human experience. Hardy's reflections in this collection are both accessible and richly layered, inviting readers to ponder their own relationships with love, memory, and the relentless march of time.
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GenrePoetry
Length2 hrs 25 mins
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Publish dateMay 19, 2021
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1SUMMER SCHEMES
63SAYING GOOD-BYE (SONG)
2EPEISODIA
64ON THE TUNE CALLED THE OLD-HUNDRED-AND-FOURTH
3FAINTHEART IN A RAILWAY TRAIN
65THE OPPORTUNITY (FOR H. P.)
4AT MOONRISE AND ONWARDS
66EVELYN G. OF CHRISTMINSTER
5THE GARDEN SEAT
67THE RIFT (Song: Minor Mode)
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6BARTHÉLÉMON AT VAUXHALL
68VOICES FROM THINGS GROWING IN A CHURCHYARD
7“I SOMETIMES THINK” (FOR F. E. H.)
69ON THE WAY
8JEZREEL ON ITS SEIZURE BY THE ENGLISH UNDER ALLENBY, SEPTEMBER 1918
70“SHE DID NOT TURN”
9A JOG-TROT PAIR
71GROWTH IN MAY
10“THE CURTAINS NOW ARE DRAWN” (SONG): “ACCORDING TO THE MIGHTY WORKING”
72THE CHILDREN AND SIR NAMELESS
11“I WAS NOT HE” (SONG)
73AT THE ROYAL ACADEMY
12THE WEST-OF-WESSEX GIRL
74HER TEMPLE
13WELCOME HOME
75A TWO-YEARS’ IDYLL
14GOING AND STAYING
76PENANCE
15READ BY MOONLIGHT
77“I LOOK IN HER FACE” (Song: Minor)
16AT A HOUSE IN HAMPSTEAD SOMETIME THE DWELLING OF JOHN KEATS
78AFTER THE WAR
17A WOMAN’S FANCY
79“IF YOU HAD KNOWN”
18HER SONG
80THE CHAPEL-ORGANIST (A.D. 185–)
19A WET AUGUST
81FETCHING HER
20THE DISSEMBLERS
82“COULD I BUT WILL” (Song: Verses 1, 3, key major; verse 2, key minor)
21TO A LADY PLAYING AND SINGING IN THE MORNING
83SHE REVISITS ALONE THE CHURCH OF HER MARRIAGE
22“A MAN WAS DRAWING NEAR TO ME”
84AT THE ENTERING OF THE NEW YEAR
23THE STRANGE HOUSE (MAX GATE, A.D. 2000)
85I (OLD STYLE)
24“AS ’TWERE TO-NIGHT” (SONG)
86II (NEW STYLE)
25THE CONTRETEMPS
87THEY WOULD NOT COME
26A GENTLEMAN’S EPITAPH ON HIMSELF AND A LADY, WHO WERE BURIED TOGETHER
88AFTER A ROMANTIC DAY
27THE OLD GOWN (SONG)
89THE TWO WIVES (SMOKER’S CLUB-STORY)
28A NIGHT IN NOVEMBER
90“I KNEW A LADY” (CLUB SONG)
29A DUETTIST TO HER PIANOFORTE SONG OF SILENCE (E. L. H.—H. C. H.)
91A HOUSE WITH A HISTORY
30“WHERE THREE ROADS JOINED”
92A PROCESSION OF DEAD DAYS
31“AND THERE WAS A GREAT CALM” (ON THE SIGNING OF THE ARMISTICE, Nov. 11, 1918)
93HE FOLLOWS HIMSELF
32HAUNTING FINGERS A PHANTASY IN A MUSEUM OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
94THE SINGING WOMAN
33THE WOMAN I MET
95WITHOUT, NOT WITHIN HER
34“IF IT’S EVER SPRING AGAIN” (SONG)
96“O I WON’T LEAD A HOMELY LIFE” (To an old air)
35THE TWO HOUSES
97IN THE SMALL HOURS
36ON STINSFORD HILL AT MIDNIGHT
98THE LITTLE OLD TABLE
37THE FALLOW DEER AT THE LONELY HOUSE
99VAGG HOLLOW
38THE SELFSAME SONG
100THE DREAM IS—WHICH?
39THE WANDERER
101THE COUNTRY WEDDING (A FIDDLER’S STORY)
40A WIFE COMES BACK
102FIRST OR LAST (SONG)
41A YOUNG MAN’S EXHORTATION
103LONELY DAYS
42AT LULWORTH COVE A CENTURY BACK
104“WHAT DID IT MEAN?”
43A BYGONE OCCASION (SONG)
105AT THE DINNER-TABLE
44TWO SERENADES
106THE MARBLE TABLET
45I On Christmas Eve
107THE MASTER AND THE LEAVES
46II A Year Later
108LAST WORDS TO A DUMB FRIEND
47THE WEDDING MORNING
109A DRIZZLING EASTER MORNING
48END OF THE YEAR 1912
110ON ONE WHO LIVED AND DIED WHERE HE WAS BORN
49THE CHIMES PLAY “LIFE’S A BUMPER!”
111THE SECOND NIGHT (BALLAD)
50“I WORKED NO WILE TO MEET YOU” (SONG)
112SHE WHO SAW NOT
51AT THE RAILWAY STATION, UPWAY
113THE OLD WORKMAN
52SIDE BY SIDE
114THE SAILOR’S MOTHER
53DREAM OF THE CITY SHOPWOMAN
115OUTSIDE THE CASEMENT (A REMINISCENCE OF THE WAR)
54A MAIDEN’S PLEDGE (SONG)
116THE PASSER-BY (L. H. RECALLS HER ROMANCE)
55THE CHILD AND THE SAGE
117“I WAS THE MIDMOST”
56MISMET
118A SOUND IN THE NIGHT (WOODSFORD CASTLE: 17–)
57AN AUTUMN RAIN-SCENE
119ON A DISCOVERED CURL OF HAIR
58MEDITATIONS ON A HOLIDAY (A NEW THEME TO AN OLD FOLK-JINGLE)
120AN OLD LIKENESS (RECALLING R. T.)
59AN EXPERIENCE
121HER APOTHEOSIS “Secretum meum mihi” (FADED WOMAN’S SONG)
60THE BEAUTY
122“SACRED TO THE MEMORY” (MARY H.)
61THE COLLECTOR CLEANS HIS PICTURE
123TO A WELL-NAMED DWELLING
62THE WOOD FIRE (A FRAGMENT)
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