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Thomas Hardy
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Thomas Hardy, the son of a stonemason, was born in Dorsetshire, England,...
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How Great My Grief

 
by Thomas Hardy

How great my grief, my joys how few, 
Since first it was my fate to know thee! 
- Have the slow years not brought to view 
How great my grief, my joys how few, 
Nor memory shaped old times anew, 
    Nor loving-kindness helped to show thee 
How great my grief, my joys how few, 
    Since first it was my fate to know thee?



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