In Hopkin's poem "God's Grandeur" the first line of the
second stanza states, "And for all this, nature is never spent". The meaning of the
word spent in context of this line means: worn
out.
Therefore, the power of nature, given God's power, is
unlimited. Nature, according to Hopkins, has the ability to regenerate itself over and
over again. The world "will flame out" and "gather to a greatness". Nature, unlike the
generations of men who "have trod, have trod, have trod", is able to shine again at
morning even though the world sees nothing but darkness at
night.
Basically what Hopkins is saying is that regardless
of what man does, no matter how hard he toils, he is unlike nature- he is mortal in a
sense. Nature, because of God, is immortal- able to survive the footprint of mankind's
generations.
No comments:
Post a Comment