I Gained It So
poem 359
I Gained It So - meaning Summary
Gaining and Fearing Loss
The poem describes a speaker who acquires something valuable—implied happiness or spiritual reward—through cautious effort. Having "gained it so" by slow climbing and seizing small supports, the speaker then clutches the prize in fear of losing it and becoming impoverished. That fear undermines the immediate grace and returns the speaker mentally to the humble, content state they briefly wore before the anxious possession.
Read Complete AnalysesI gained it so By Climbing slow By Catching at the Twigs that grow Between the Bliss and me It hung so high As well the Sky Attempt by Strategy I said I gained it This was all Look, how I clutch it Lest it fall And I a Pauper go Unfitted by an instant’s Grace For the Contented Beggar’s face I wore an hour ago
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