I want to know about the two words 'Beauty' and'her' in the poem 'Leisure' by William Henry Davies, teachers. Do they refer to 'nature' or 'a woman'? Thanks in advance.
No time to turn at Beauty's glance,
And watch her feet, how they can dance.
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This seems to refer to beauty in an abstract sense, rather than to a particular woman. The whole poem is about beautiful things in nature, and to suddenly introduce a particular woman into the poem would be unusual. It's apparently saying that beauty - that is, beautiful things in nature - glances and "dances" and even "talks" to you at times, and that you and you should stop and stare at it.
- This seems to refer to beauty in an abstract sense, rather than to a particular woman.
- The whole poem is about beautiful things in nature, and to suddenly introduce a particular woman into the poem would be unusual.
- It's apparently saying that beauty - that is, beautiful things in nature - glances and "dances" and even "talks" to you at times, and that you and you should stop and stare at it.
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This seems to refer to beauty in an abstract sense, rather than to a particular woman. The whole poem is about beautiful things in nature, and to suddenly introduce a particular woman into the poem would be unusual. It's apparently saying that beauty - that is, beautiful things in nature - glances and "dances" and even "talks" to you at times, and that you and you should stop and stare at
0"Beauty" is beauty personified as a woman. Thus, "her".
There is nothing here that says anything about nature.
CJ
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