Beckon to me to come

Beckon to me to come
With handkerchief or hand,
Or finger mere or thumb;
Let forecasts be but rough,
Parents more bleak than bland
	'Twill be enough
	Maid mine,
	'Twill be enough!

Two fields, a wood, a tree,
Nothing now more malign
Lies between you and me;
But were they bysm, or bluff,
Or snarling sea, one sign
	Would be enough
	Maid mine,
	Would be enough!

by Thomas Hardy (1840-1928) , "Lover to mistress", from Human Shows, Far Phantasies, Songs, and Trifles, published 1925

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by John Ireland (1879-1962) , "Beckon to me to come", 1926, published 1927 [baritone and piano], from Five Poems by Thomas Hardy, no. 1.

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