The Night of the Dance

Thomas Hardy * Track #31 On Time’s Laughingstocks, and Other Verses

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Thomas Hardy

1909

The Night of the Dance by Thomas Hardy

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Thomas Hardy

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The cold moon hangs to the sky by its horn,
&nbsp And centres its gaze on me;
The stars, like eyes in reverie,
Their westering as for a while forborne,
&nbsp Quiz downward curiously.

Old Robert draws the backbrand in,
&nbsp The green logs steam and spit;
The half-awakened sparrows flit
From the riddled thatch; and owls begin
&nbsp To whoo from the gable-slit.

Yes; far and nigh things seem to know
&nbsp Sweet scenes are impending here;
That all is prepared; that the hour is near
For welcomes, fellowships, and flow
&nbsp Of sally, song, and cheer;

That spigots are pulled and viols strung;
&nbsp That soon will arise the sound
Of measures trod to tunes renowned;
That She will return in Love's low tongue
&nbsp My vows as we wheel around.

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