![]() One of two poems Thomas Hardy (1840-1928) wrote about his beloved dog of 13 years, Wessex, who died in 1926, two years before Hardy himself. Thomas Hardy, ‘ A Popular Personage at Home’. Emily Dickinson, ‘ A little Dog that wags his tail’.Įlsewhere, Dickinson wrote beautifully about the movement and behaviour of the cat in this poem, she ponders the sheer delight of the dog wagging its tail, which is comparable to a little boy frolicking freely simply because he wants to – both the dog and the boy behave the way they do because that’s how they’re made, not for any more complex or cynical motive:Ħ. We’ve compiled more classic Matthew Arnold poems here.ĥ. These are just three stanzas from the much longer poem, which you can read by following the link included above. What, was four years their whole short day? ![]() That steadfast, mournful strain, consol’d ![]() To run their course, and reach their goal, ![]()
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