[Although a few of the poems were written in the late 1860s and the 1880s, most are dated during the 1870s when Hardwicke was at University in Oxford, followed by a short stint as a social worker in London, then two years as a curate in Bristol. To view the full text of a poem, click on its title below.]
In Memoriam: E.M.R. and D.A. 14 Jan. 1872
‘A wasted life is like a wreck that lies’
Buried on New Year’s Day 1876/At Plumtree/F.E.B.
In Memoriam: On Seeing the Monument to Sir John Franklin on the Morning of Lady Franklin’s Funeral
The Stars on the Wedding Night
Clouds at Night Moving to the Sea
Alas for the Yews of Borrowdale
A Farewell to Thomas Fawcett of Wray on His Leaving for South Africa
