Moments of Vision and Miscellaneous Verses by Thomas Hardy
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Room for emotion
Drawn from the ocean Does she allow. THE DUEL "I am here to time, you see; The glade is well-screened--eh?--against alarm; Fit place to vindicate by my arm The honour of my spotless wife, Who scorns your libel upon her life In boasting intimacy! "'All hush-offerings you'll spurn, My husband. Two must come; one only go,' She said. 'That he'll be you I know; To faith like ours Heaven will be just, And I shall abide in fullest trust Your speedy glad return.'" "Good. Here am also I; And we'll proceed without more waste of words To warm your cockpit. Of the swords Take you your choice. I shall thereby Feel that on me no blame can lie, Whatever Fate accords." |
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