All the world is full of inscape and chance left free to act falls into an order as well as purpose.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Hopkins suggests the world contains unique inner qualities and that random chance eventually settles into meaningful order.
- In plain terms
- The world has unique hidden features and even random events find a pattern.
- What can you take from it?
- Randomness and hidden order coexist in nature.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is there order in chaos?
- What gives the world purpose?
Another view
It assumes an underlying purpose where there may be none.
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