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MP3 Audio CD. Wessex Poems THE TEMPORARY THE ALL CHANGE and chancefulness in my flowering youthtime, Set me sun by sun near to one unchosen; Wrought us fellow-like, and despite divergence, Friends interlinked us. “Cherish him can I while the true one forthcome— Come the rich fulfiller of my prevision; Life is roomy yet, and the odds unbounded.” So self-communed I. Thwart my wistful way did a damsel saunter, Fair, the while unformed to be all-eclipsing; “Maiden meet,” held I, “till arise my forefelt Wonder of women.” Long a visioned hermitage deep desiring, Tenements uncouth I was fain to house in; “Let such lodging be for a breath-while,” thought I, “Soon a more seemly. “Then, high handiwork will I make my life-deed, Truth and Light outshow; but the ripe time pending, Intermissive aim at the thing sufficeth.” Thus I . . . But lo, me! Mistress, friend, place, aims to be bettered straightway, Bettered not has Fate or my…
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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1899. First American edition, published about six weeks after the London edition dated 1898. With 30 illustrations by Hardy. [x], 210, [2, ad] pp. 8vo. Original light green cloth pictorially decorated in orange, yellow-green, light blue, and white. Touch of toning to spine and margins, small ownership stamp to front endpapers, otherwise a bright, nearly fine copy. Hardy, Thomas. First American edition, published about six weeks after the London edition dated 1898. With 30 illustrations by Hardy. [x], 210, [2, ad] pp. 8vo. Hardy's first volume of verse. First American edition of Hardy's first collection of verse, which he also illustrated. Purdy p. 106
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- Date Published 1899
- Keywords British | Thomas Hardy
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MP3 Audio CD. Wessex Poems THE TEMPORARY THE ALL CHANGE and chancefulness in my flowering youthtime, Set me sun by sun near to one unchosen; Wrought us fellow-like, and despite divergence, Friends interlinked us. “Cherish him can I while the true one forthcome— Come the rich fulfiller of my prevision; Life is roomy yet, and the odds unbounded.” So self-communed I. Thwart my wistful way did a damsel saunter, Fair, the while unformed to be all-eclipsing; “Maiden meet,” held I, “till arise my forefelt Wonder of women.” Long a visioned hermitage deep desiring, Tenements uncouth I was fain to house in; “Let such lodging be for a breath-while,” thought I, “Soon a more seemly. “Then, high handiwork will I make my life-deed, Truth and Light outshow; but the ripe time pending, Intermissive aim at the thing sufficeth.” Thus I . . . But lo, me! Mistress, friend, place, aims to be bettered straightway, Bettered not has Fate or my…
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New York and London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1899. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Hardy, Thomas. 8.25" x 5.75". The first American edition of Hardy's first volume of verse, with 30 illustrations by the author. The green cloth binding with gilt lettering and image of the countryside is clean and bright, with minor wear to the lower edge of the spine. Top edge gilt, other edges untrimmed, in places unopened. Discoloration to endpapers, previous owner's signature in ink on the front free endpaper.
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New York: Harper and Brothers, 1899. First American Edition. Octavo, original green cloth stamped in white, light green, and orange, lettered in gilt, top edge gilt, other edges untrimmed. Near Fine with very light wear, one inch of fabric visible at front hinge due to binding error. No dust jacket.
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