His Voice Decrepit Was with Joy
His Voice Decrepit Was with Joy - meaning Summary
Age and Love's Surprise
The short lyric registers a startling emotional reversal: expressions that moments before brimmed with glee suddenly appear aged and altered by news of love. The speaker observes a paradox—joy coexisting with a physical signs of decrepitude—and asks whether the response is delight, woe, or terror. The poem focuses on the unsettling, ambiguous impact of revelation on bodily expression and the instability of feeling when love is announced.
Read Complete AnalysesHis voice decrepit was with Joy – Her words did totter so How old the News of Love must be To make Lips elderly That purled a moment since with Glee – Is it Delight or Woe – Or Terror – that do decorate This livid interview –
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