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End of the Year 1912 by Thomas Hardy

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Thomas Hardy

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You were here at his young beginning,
&nbsp You are not here at his agèd end;
Off he coaxed you from Life’s mad spinning,
&nbsp Lest you should see his form extend
&nbsp       &nbsp Shivering, sighing,
&nbsp       &nbsp Slowly dying,
&nbsp And a tear on him expend.

So it comes that we stand lonely
&nbsp In the star-lit avenue,
Dropping broken lipwords only,
&nbsp For we hear no songs from you,
&nbsp       &nbsp Such as flew here
&nbsp       &nbsp For the new year
&nbsp Once, while six bells swung thereto.

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