Tess's Lament Flashcards
1
Q
Forgot me quite
A
I would that folk forgot me quite, forgot me quite
2
Q
Days work
A
Of my days work as done
3
Q
Dairy
A
Ah! Dairy where I loved so long, I lived so long
4
Q
Lie down
A
and lie down hopefully
5
Q
Clock
A
He watched me to the clocks slow beat
6
Q
Now he’s gone
A
And now he’s gone; and now he’s gone;… and now he’s gone!
7
Q
Flowers
A
The flowers we potted perhaps are throw to rot upon the farm
8
Q
Weeds
A
May now grow nettle, dock, and briar
9
Q
Cosy
A
So cosy once a warm
10
Q
Cross on me
A
And I just take my cross on me for wronging him awhile
11
Q
Wedding
A
How gay we looked that day we wed, that day we wed
12
Q
They all said
A
May joy be with ye!
13
Q
Takes my place
A
And takes my place at churn
14
Q
Gone
A
My doings be a they were not, and gone all trace of me
