The Casual Acquaintance
While he was here in breath and bone, To speak to and to see, Would I had known more clearly known - What that man did for me When the wind scraped a minor lay, And the spent west from white To gray turned tiredly, and from gray To broadest bands of night! But I saw not, and he saw not What shining life-tides flowed To me-ward from his casual jot Of service on that road. He would have said: "'Twas nothing new; We all do what we can; 'Twas only what one man would do For any other man." Now that I gauge his goodliness He's slipped from human eyes; And when he passed there's none can guess, Or point out where he lies.
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"While he was here in breath and bone,..."
This evocative piece by Thomas Hardy, titled "The Casual Acquaintance", represents a masterful exploration of classic. The lines capture a profound emotional resonance... ### Why We Love This Line At Linespedia, we believe that poetry is the ultimate sanctuary for the soul...