THOMAS HARDY AT EIGHTY
Forty-three pools, old and young, iiavo just expressed to Mr. Thomas 'Hardy. 0.M., (.no esteem n-iid_ affection in which they hold him (says the London "Times"). This year Mr. Hardy fcis readied his eightieth birlhday, and it was thought a fitting time for his fellow.* to lay their tribute at his feet. Tlio Poet Laurcalo drew up a short address in which reference was'made to Mr. Hardy's work in both poetry and fiction. It said thai, in picturing the nianneis of the folk and the loved scene:y of their homes, Mr. Hardy had "planted and peopled many a countryside with enduring memories, revealing and enhancing its charm in novels that will feed our national strength and kindle the hearb of Englishmen for generations to come." Another cause of gra'ilude to him was tho "passionate poetry" with w'hieh lie had crowned his lon.',' labours. That his namo was now honoured throughout the world would not forbid this special homage. Bae.h of the poets wrote some verses of his own. and the manuscripts, bound together in a volume, wero presented to Mr. Hardy.
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Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 84, 3 January 1920, Page 3
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185THOMAS HARDY AT EIGHTY Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 84, 3 January 1920, Page 3
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