Moments of Vision and Miscellaneous Verses | Thomas Hardy
"Life laughed and moved on unsubdued, / I saw that Old succumbed to Young: / 'Twas well. My too regretful mood / Died on my tongue."" Moments of Vision and Miscellaneous Verses includes some of Hardy's most beautiful poems on war and patriotism. Hardy's poems exemplify his mastery of lyrical language and melodious phrasing.