Question

Which lines tell us about the insufferable pain that the poet feels at the thought of the plight of the rural poor?

Answer 1

Filled with empathy, the poet is unable to bear the plight of the unassuming and innocent rural people. The lines below show his insufferable pain: “Sometimes I feel myself I can hardly bear The thought of so much childish longing in vain, The sadness that lurks near the open window there, That waits all day in almost open prayer".