I have experienc'd
The worst, the World can wreak on me--the worst
That can make Life indifferent, yet disturb
With whisper'd Discontents the dying prayer--
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and now Well may I break this Pact, this League of BIood That ties me to myself- and break I shall! /// war for the peace never bring peace except the league of bIood shedding; peace can bring the peace, bIood can bring the bIood; so for this world need peace cause of human as social being; in unity need peace to live together.......great poem penned to express poet's despair on the tumult conditions of the world.
Yes, there is much despair in this as the title indicates. The last few lines contain a series of questioning which makes the situation even more painful.
most dejected out burst of words are indeed most touching the heart! Only Poet Coleridge can effect such emotion in words to readers like me! Thanks for sharing this here!
Excellent expression of despair. When life becomes loveless you think of lifelessness
CONGRTS DEAR SAMUEL.DESPAIR IS VERY WELL PICTURED.