Drowning is not so pitiful 1
As the attempt to rise
Three times, 'tis said, a sinking man
Comes up to face the skies,
And then declines forever 5
To that abhorred abode,
Where hope and he part company－
For he is grasped of God.
The Maker's cordial visage, 9
However good to see,
Is shunned, we must admit it,
Like an adversity.
As the attempt to rise
Three times, 'tis said, a sinking man
Comes up to face the skies,
And then declines forever 5
To that abhorred abode,
Where hope and he part company－
For he is grasped of God.
The Maker's cordial visage, 9
However good to see,
Is shunned, we must admit it,
Like an adversity.
(F.1542/J.1718)
[1] Drowning:: being overwhelmed by something.
[2] rise:: to recover from the drowing.
[4] face the skies:: to see the bright side.
[6] abhorred abode:: always with negative thoughts.
[7] hope, part company:: the state of despair, without hope.
[8–11] grasped of God, shunned:: the man with negative thoughts shunned the society by religion.
[12] adversity:: misfortune, distress, a hint on a pessimist.