The fountains mingle with the river And the rivers with the ocean,
The winds of heaven mix for ever With a sweet emotion;
Nothing in the world is single; All things by a law divine
In one spirit meet and mingle. Why not I with thine?— [1]
The speaker starts his clarification of the philosophy of love by depicting distinctive parts of nature. He talks about “the fountains” and how they “mingle with the river”. He at that point specifies the streams, and how they meet with the sea. These all symbolize individuals and suggest that individuals are intended to blend with each other. The speaker then goes on to says that “the winds of heaven mix forever with a sweet emotion”. With this depiction, the speaker recommends that the physical
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He asks “What is all this sweet work worth if thou kiss not me?” This is an overwhelming inquiry. He uncovers his sentiments that nothing he has seen in life or nature hold any an incentive to him on the off chance that he is not to be joined with the individual he cherishes. This last line strengthens the tone of whatever is left of the ballad since it infers not just the speaker's extraordinary want for the one he adores, yet additionally his absence of enthusiasm for living separated from her. This enables the peruses to comprehend the profundities of his adoration. It is fascinating, in any case, that the speaker has just suggested that the one he cherishes feels despise for him. In this way, ironically he can guarantee that affection among them would be as normal as the meeting of the stream and the sea when plainly the one he cherishes does not share his sentiments. To her, it may feel exceptionally unnatural to be joined with him whether physically, profoundly, or inwardly. The speaker does not appear to offer much understanding into the emotions or contemplations of the one he adores other than an inconspicuous ramifications that she feels hate for him. Therefore, the peruser can suspect that despite the fact that he feels firmly for her, he doesn't comprehend her sentiments nor contemplate them when he asserts that it is unnatural for them to be separated, however regular for them to be as one. This gives the perusers in spite of the fact that his affection is extraordinary, it is potentially juvenile. He may feel a profound yearning for this lady, yet he has not possessed the capacity to relate to her sentiments and respect her emotions. On the off chance that he had, he may have possessed the capacity to relinquish her. As it seems to be, the ballad uncovers a failure to relinquish her, and a steadiness in acquiring her regardless of her