by Thomas Hardy (1840 - 1928)
Yell'ham‑Wood's story
Language: English
Coomb-Firtrees say that Life is a moan, And Clyffe-hill Clump says "Yea!" But Yell'ham says a thing of its own: It's not "Gray, gray Is Life alway!" That Yell'ham says, Nor that Life is for ends unknown. It says that Life would signify A thwarted purposing: That we come to live, and are called to die, Yes, that's the thing In fall, in spring, That Yell'ham says:- "Life offers--to deny!"
Authorship:
- by Thomas Hardy (1840 - 1928), "Yell'ham-Wood's story", written 1902, appears in Time's Laughingstocks and Other Verses, first published 1909 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Gerald Finzi (1901 - 1956), "Yell'ham-Wood's story", c1920, unfinished [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2008-01-17
Line count: 14
Word count: 70