Thomas Hardy "In Time of the Breaking of Nations" & "Going and Staying" (Both are available at bartleby.com)

<Tab/>The title of the first poem leads the reader to believe that the poem has some political meaning in its body. Oddly "In Time of the Breaking of Nations" has the opposite; it has the disregard of political affairs. In Thomas Hardy's era, the American Revolution occurred which most likely gave him the name of the poem "In Time of the Breaking of Nations," but the mood directly gave the impression that life will go on regardless of international battles. Instead of paying attention to the revolution, Hardy expresses that the war deserved no special attention.
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