Farewell the hope that mocked, farewell despair That went before me still and made the pace. The earth is full of graves, and mine was there Before my life began; my resting-place.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker bids farewell to hope and despair, noting death preceded life.
- In plain terms
- Hope and despair are gone; I was buried before I lived.
- What can you take from it?
- Life feels like a delay of inevitable death.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Did you feel destined for hardship?
- How do you face inevitability?
Another view
The tone is overly pessimistic for practical guidance.
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