by Thomas Hardy (1840 - 1928)
Dear, think not that they will forget...
Language: English
Dear, think not that they will forget you: - If craftsmanly art should be mine I will build up a temple, and set you Therein as its shrine. They may say: "Why a woman such honour?" - Be told, "O so sweet was her fame, That a man heaped this splendour upon her; None now knows his name."
About the headline (FAQ)
Text Authorship:
- by Thomas Hardy (1840 - 1928), "Her temple", appears in Late Lyrics and Earlier with Many Other Verses, first published 1922 [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Gerald Finzi (1901 - 1956), "Her temple", op. 14 no. 4, published 1933 [ tenor and piano ], from A Young Man's Exhortation, no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by John (Nicholson) Ireland (1879 - 1962), "Dear, think not that they will forget you", 1926, published 1927 [ baritone and piano ], from Five Poems by Thomas Hardy, no. 5 [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Ted Perry
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 56