[HUMAN LIFE][°]
[4.] kept uninfringed my nature's law. That is, have lived a perfect life.
[5.] inly-written chart. The conscience.
[8.] incognisable. Not to be comprehended by finite mind.
[23.] prore. Poetical word for prow, the fore part of a ship.
[27.] stem. Consult dictionary.
What important incident in the destiny of the soul is alluded to in stanza 1? Interpret ll. 13-14, and apply to your own experience. Why cannot we live "chance's fool"? Is there any hint of fatalism in the poem, or are we held accountable for our own destiny?
[ISOLATION][°]
TO MARGUERITE, ON RETURNING A VOLUME OF THE LETTERS OF ORTIS
This poem, the fifth in a loosely connected group of lyrics, under the general name Switzerland, is a continuation of the preceding poem, Isolation—to Marguerite, and is properly entitled, To Marguerite—Continued. When printed separately, the above title is used.