267. I Look Into My Glass by Thomas Hardy
b'T Hardy read by Classic Poetry Aloud:\\n http://www.classicpoetryaloud.com/\\n \\n Giving voice to the poetry of the past.\\n \\n ---------------------------------------------\\n \\n I Look Into My Glass\\n by Thomas Hardy (1840 \\u2013 1928)\\n \\n \\n \\n I look into my glass, \\n And view my wasting skin, \\n And say, "Would God it came to pass \\n My heart had shrunk as thin!" \\n \\n For then I, undistrest \\n By hearts grown cold to me, \\n Could lonely wait my endless rest \\n With equanimity. \\n \\n \\n But Time, to make me grieve, \\n Part steals, lets part abide; \\n And shakes this fragile frame at eve \\n With throbbings of noontide. \\n \\n \\n First aired: 15 June 2007\\n \\n For hundreds more poetry readings, visit the Classic Poetry Aloud index.\\n \\n Reading \\xa9 Classic Poetry Aloud 2008'