Poems of the Past and the Present by Thomas Hardy
page 78 of 148 (52%)
page 78 of 148 (52%)
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New cares may claim me,
New loves inflame me, She will not blame me, But suffer it so. THE COQUETTE, AND AFTER (TRIOLETS) I For long the cruel wish I knew That your free heart should ache for me While mine should bear no ache for you; For, long--the cruel wish!--I knew How men can feel, and craved to view My triumph--fated not to be For long! . . . The cruel wish I knew That your free heart should ache for me! II At last one pays the penalty - The woman--women always do. My farce, I found, was tragedy At last!--One pays the penalty With interest when one, fancy-free, |
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