Thomas Hardy - V.R. 1819-1901 A Reverie lyrics

Moments the mightiest pa** uncalendared, And when the Absolute In backward Time outgave the deedful word Whereby all life is stirred: "Let one be born and throned whose mould shall constitute The norm of every royal-reckoned attribute," No mortal knew or heard. But in due days the purposed Life outshone - Serene, sagacious, free; —Her waxing seasons bloomed with deeds well done, And the world's heart was won . . . Yet may the deed of hers most bright in eyes to be Lie hid from ours—as in the All-One's thought lay she - Till ripening years have run. SUNDAY NIGHT, 27th January 1901.