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Comment 1 of 1, added on April 13th, 2005 at 9:53 PM.
The sonnet “In The Valley Of The Elwy” is Gerard Manley Hopkins’ salute to the beauty of nature. Nature is good, and in fact, man is “deserving no such thing.” Its goodness is covers all, like “That cordial air made those kind people a hood / All over, as a bevy of eggs the mothering wing / Will, or mild nights the new morsels of spring:” However, a question disturbed the poet: if everything seemed right and beautiful, what is then the source of all troubles in the world? According to Hopkins’ it is man himself, because man “does not correspond.” And for this, he sought the help of God to “Complete Thy creature dear O where it fails” because the author knew only God can truly change man to appreciate what is surrounding him.
It was human who presses the environment, abusing nature, creating the surrounding. The poet seemed helpless for the troubles humanity brings to life. He did not offer the immediate solution, but he has the ultimate one: call on God for guidance.
Robert Libardo from Philippines
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The sonnet “In The Valley Of The Elwy” is Gerard Manley Hopkins’ salute to the beauty of nature. Nature is good, and in fact, man is “deserving no such thing.” Its goodness is covers all, like “That cordial air made those kind people a hood / All over, as a bevy of eggs the mothering wing / Will, or mild nights the new morsels of spring:” However, a question disturbed the poet: if everything seemed right and beautiful, what is then the source of all troubles in the world? According to Hopkins’ it is man himself, because man “does not correspond.” And for this, he sought the help of God to “Complete Thy creature dear O where it fails” because the author knew only God can truly change man to appreciate what is surrounding him.
It was human who presses the environment, abusing nature, creating the surrounding. The poet seemed helpless for the troubles humanity brings to life. He did not offer the immediate solution, but he has the ultimate one: call on God for guidance.
Robert Libardo from Philippines