He Never Expected Much
Thomas Hardy
1840 to 1928
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That life would all be fair.
Many with smooth serenity,
Since as a child I used to lie
"I do not promise overmuch,
Kept faith with me;
Much as you said you were.
From clouds and hills around:
Times since have said,
Just neutral-tinted haps and such,
And hence could stem such strain and ache
Till they dropped underground.
Wise warning for your credit's sake!
Child; overmuch;
Never, I own, expected I
Well, World, you have kept faith with me,
Upon the leaze and watch the sky,
Which I for one failed not to take,
Upon the whole you have proved to be
While some have shown contempt of me
"Many have loved me desperately,
In that mysterious voice you shed
As each year might assign.
'Twas then you said, and since have said,
You said to minds like mine.