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by Thomas Hardy (1840 - 1928)

Dear, think not that they will forget you
 (Sung text for setting by J. Ireland)
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Language: English 
Dear, think not that they will forget you:
- If craftsmanly art should be mine
I will build up a temple, and set you
		Therein as its shrine.

They may say: "Why a woman such honour?"
- Be told, "O so sweet was her fame,
That a man heaped this splendour upon her;
		None now knows his name."

Composition:

    Set to music by John (Nicholson) Ireland (1879 - 1962), "Dear, think not that they will forget you", 1926, published 1927 [ baritone and piano ], from Five Poems by Thomas Hardy, no. 5

Text Authorship:

  • by Thomas Hardy (1840 - 1928), "Her temple", appears in Late Lyrics and Earlier with Many Other Verses, first published 1922

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 56

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