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Famous quotes containing the word hardy:

    “And such are we—
    Unreasoning, sanguine, visionary—
    That I can hope
    Health, love, friends, scope
    In full for thee; can dream thou’lt find
    Joys seldom yet attained by humankind!”
    —Thomas Hardy (1840–1928)

    “Poetry is emotion put into measure. The emotion must come by nature, but the measure can be acquired by art.”
    —Thomas Hardy (1840–1928)

    “re-enact at the vestry-glass
    Each pulpit gesture in deft dumb-show
    That had moved the congregation so.”
    —Thomas Hardy (1840–1928)