“MEN know but little more than we, Who count us least of things terrene, How happy days are made to be!
The freed thrush (Thomas Hardy, The Caged Thrush Freed and Home Again)
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- The Caged Thrush Freed and Home Again; Exact wording and attribution checked. Spoken by The freed thrush, a fictional character, in The Caged Thrush Freed and Home Again. Complete opening stanza; creature questions human superiority.
- The Caged Thrush Freed and Home Again
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