When a Lover is a Beggar 1
Abject is his Knee－
When a Lover is an Owner
Different is he－
What he begged is then the Beggar－5
Oh disparity－
Bread of Heaven resents bestowal
Like an obloquy－
Abject is his Knee－
When a Lover is an Owner
Different is he－
What he begged is then the Beggar－5
Oh disparity－
Bread of Heaven resents bestowal
Like an obloquy－
(F.1330/J.1314)
[1–5] a Lover is a Beggar:: Darcy's view of love in the beginning, but later Elizabeth changed it.
[6] disparity:: Darcy thought he has better rank than Elizabeth.
[7] Bread of Heaven:: what Darcy proposed to Elizabeth. bestowal:: an offer of marriage; to bestow is to settle or give in marriage (OED bestow v. 4).
[8] obloquy:: Darcy's arrogant proposal to Elizabeth was like an obloquy, a disgrace to her.