he fears his good fourtune
there was a glorious time
at an epoch of my prime;
mornings beryl-bespread,
and evening golden-red;
nothing gray:
and in my heart i said,
however this chanced to be,
it is too full for me,
too rare,too rapturous, rash,
its spell must close with a crash
some day!
the radiance went on
anon and yet anon,
and sweetness fell around
like manna on the ground.
i've no claim,
said i, to be thus crowned:
i am not worthy this:
must it not go amiss?
well... let the end foreseen
come duly! i am serene.
and it came.
_Thomas hardy_
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