Gerard Manley Hopkins THE TEXT To a young child Margaret, are you grieving [1] Over Goldengrove [2] unleaving [3] ? Leaves, like the things of man, you With your fresh thoughts care for, can you? Ah! as the heart grows older It will come to such sights colder By and by, nor spare [4] a sigh Though worlds of wanwood [5] leafmeal [6] lie; And yet you will weep know why. Now no matter, child, the name: Sorrow’s springs are the same. Nor mouth had, no nor mind, expressed What heart heard of, ghost guessed: It is the blight [7] man was born for, It is Margaret you mourn for. [1] Grieving: Being sad [2] Goldengrove: A place whose name suggests an idyllic play-world, orchard [3] Unleaving: Losing the leaves, being bare [4] Spare: Withhold [5] Wanwood: Pale trees [6] Leafmeal: Disorganized state [7] Blight: Destructive force ABOUT THE WRITER Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844-1889) in an
This blog is created as a source of reference notes to the students of Intermediate, Bachelor's and Master's Degree. It is requested to all of the viewers to refer to the original text for the best outcome. The contents of this blog are presented on the perspective of the writer's understanding, so summaries are likely to be incomplete and sometimes even misleading. Please COPY and DOWNLOAD available notes at your own risks.