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Tolerance

'It is a foolish thing,' said I,
'To bear with such, and pass it by;
Yet so I do, I know not why!'


And at each clash I would surmise
That if I had acted otherwise
I might have saved me many sighs.


But now the only happiness
In looking back that I possess —
Whose lack would leave me comfortless —


Is to remember I refrained
From masteries I might have gained,
And for my tolerance was disdained;


For see, a tomb. And if it were
I had bent and broke, I should not dare
To linger in the shadows there.

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  • January 3
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    Really Good

    From guest Chloe' (contact)
    I thought it was really good. Plus I needed to find a poem about tolerance for my English assignment. That really helped. Anyways I really liked it.


  • November 30, 2007
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    wow

    From guest jessica (contact)
    i loooooooove this poem it is awesome.


  • October 8, 2007
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    Nice.

    From guest Brittany (contact)
    This poem would make a nice song, that is, if you added a chorus and stuff.


  • May 23, 2007
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    From guest suzie (contact)
    MR HARDYS NOVELS ARE ALSO VERY INTRIGUING I HIGHLY RECCOMEND "THE MAYOR OF CASTERBRIDGE" THE TALE OF A DRUNKERN MAYOR WHO SELLS HIS WIFE AND BABY FOR 5 SHILLINGS


  • May 23, 2007
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    From guest suzie (contact)
    i love the way Mr Hardy supresses and expresses his emotions he has such knowledge and expresses his emotional pain through beautiful poetry


  • Ahkam Moderators member
    May 2, 2007

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    Nice Message

    The poem starts with a simple expression. The monolog moves slowly to a great conclusion and a wonderful lesson. The rhyme scheme is simple and the flow is very nice. A very nice poem, I believe.


  • April 17, 2007
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    Tolerance

    From guest claudia (contact)
    i could have never imagine that there was so much hatred in this world. This poem does an excellent jod on describing tolerance.


  • February 16, 2007
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    Excelllent.

    From guest Chelsea Marie Lavender (contact)
    This poem is fluent and you can tell it was told by the heart. It really helped me with my studies


  • November 3, 2006
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    NICE

    From guest Ashley Jackson (contact)
    This is a very nive poem