'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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Great Poem
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Cool!
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I was looking for something on tolerance for language arts class at FLVS. This should work! -
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Thanks alot i needed this for my language arts assignment. ive been studying a lot about tolerance. -
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Really Good
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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. -
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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. -
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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 -
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 -
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. -
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. -
Excelllent.
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This poem is fluent and you can tell it was told by the heart. It really helped me with my studies -
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