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Two poems by Thomas Hardy

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Waiting Both

A star looks down at me,
And says, “Here I and you
Stand, each in our degree;
What do you mean to do -
Mean to do?”

I say, “For all I know,
Wait, and let Time go by,
Till my change come,” “Just so,”
The star says, “So mean I -
So mean I.”

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Any Little Old Song

Any little old song
Will do for me,
Tell it of joys gone long,
Or joys to be,
Or friendly faces best
Loved to see.

Newest themes I want not
On subtle strings,
And for thrillings pant not
That new song brings;
I only need the homeliest
Of heartstrings.

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A Scene at Arran, Scotland by William Dyce

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Thanks to “pray2U4ever” for this video. The music is Boccherini’s Minuet which comes from his String Quintet in E.

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Tomorrow at John’s Gallery - Five paintings by John William Godward
http://johnsgallery.blogspot.com

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