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Percy Shelley: Poems

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we look before and after,

and pine for what is not:

our sincerest laughter

with some pain is fraught:

our sweetest songs are those that tell of saddest thought

Asked by mahbub r #304959 on 2/28/2013 9:20 AM

Last updated by Aslan on 2/28/2013 9:59 AM

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Answered by Aslan on 2/28/2013 9:59 AM

Shelly is saying that we look into the past and future for things we long for. We "pine" or long for things that simply aren't there. The rest has to do with our true emotions unfettered by what we like to project to other people. The last line has to do with the wisdom that comes with sadness.

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