Tuesday, December 31, 2002

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IF but some vengeful god would call to me
From up the sky, and laugh: "Thou suffering thing,
Know that thy sorrow is my ecstasy,
That thy love's loss is my hate's profiting!"
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Thomas Hardy
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Rebekka Abigail 27 January 2014

This poem is about a man as he grapples with the uncertainty of whether life is ordained (determined by a God) or if things happen by chance (hap) . He wishes that a God were responsible for his struggles and suffering so that he could blame it on someone. As it is, he has nowhere to direct his anger (ire) .

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Semra Budak 26 February 2006

it is really wonderfull. it is related wı th the chance, luck.you should look ı nto this poem.

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