The poem
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I
Let me enjoy the earth no less Because the all-enacting Might That fashioned forth its loveliness Had other aims than my delight.
II
About my path there flits a Fair, Who throws me not a word or sign; I'll charm me with her ignoring air, And laud the lips not meant for mine.
III
From manuscripts of moving song Inspired by scenes and dreams unknown I'll pour out raptures that belong To others, as they were my own.
IV
And some day hence, towards Paradise And all its blest -- if such should be -- I will lift glad, afar-off eyes Though it contain no place for me.
commet on "Let Me Enjoy"
In his "Let Me Enjoy," Hardy depicts somebody who seems to be quite stoical; the poem is about stoicism and resignation. In the first stanza, the man accepts his fate and seems to be satisfied with the fact that he is not happy like others. In the second stanza, there is the theme of unrequited love, for he loved a woman who did not even notice him. However, although she does not acknowledge him, he accepts this…
Read the whole commentIn his "Let Me Enjoy," Hardy depicts somebody who seems to be quite stoical; the poem is about stoicism and resignation. In the first stanza, the man accepts his fate and seems to be satisfied with the fact that he is not happy like others. In the second stanza, there is the theme of unrequited love, for he loved a woman who did not even notice him. However, although she does not acknowledge him, he accepts this indifferently. So again, this is resignation. In the third stanza, the man gets satisfaction from the love experiences of other poets. In the last stanza, the man says that he will be happy for those who will go to heaven on the judgment day, though he knows that he does not have a place there. The tone of this poem is extremely stoical. In addition there are sound device and rhyme scheme employed such as alliteration and assonance. There are no poetic dictions whatsoever in this poems; mundane language.