by Thomas Hardy (1840 - 1928)
The fallow deer at the lonely house See original
Language: English
One without looks in tonight Through the curtain-chink From the sheet of glistening white; One without looks in tonight As we sit and think By the fender-brink. We do not discern those eyes Watching in the snow; Lit by lamps of rosy dyes We do not discern those eyes Wondering, aglow, Four-footed, tiptoe.
Composition:
- Set to music by Arthur Edward Drummond Bliss, Sir (1891 - 1975), "The fallow deer at the lonely house", 1924, published 1925 [ voice and piano or string quartet ]
Text Authorship:
- by Thomas Hardy (1840 - 1928), "The fallow deer at the lonely house", appears in Late Lyrics and Earlier with Many Other Verses, first published 1922
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Word count: 54