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P. H. T.

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[P. H. T.] I may come near loving you When you are dead And there is nothing to do And much to be said. To repent that day will be Impossible For you and vain for me The truth to tell. I shall be sorry for Your impotence: You can do and undo no more When you go hence, Cannot even forgive The funeral. But not so long as you live Can I love you at all.
Title
P. H. T.
Author
Thomas, Edward (1878-1917)
Item date
1979
Content
Poem
Copyright
Copyright Edward Thomas, 1979, reproduced under licence from Faber and Faber Ltd.
Digital repository
The First World War Poetry Digital Archive
Repository name
ProQuest
Repository address URL
http://literature.proquest.com/
First line
I may come near loving you
Publication source
Edward Thomas Collected Poems
Publication editor
Thomas, George
Publishers
Faber and Faber
Publication place
London

Citation

“P. H. T.,” by Thomas, Edward (1878-1917). Copyright Edward Thomas, 1979, reproduced under licence from Faber and Faber Ltd. via First World War Poetry Digital Archive, accessed April 16, 2024, http://ww1lit.nsms.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/collections/item/2932.

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