Question

d)
O how feeble is man's power,
That iſ good fortune fall,
Cannot adde another houre.​

Answer 1

Answer:

O how feeble is man's power, That if good fortune fall, Cannot add another hour, Nor a lost hour recall!

Answer 2

The given lines 'O how feeble is man's power, That if good fortune fall, Cannot add another hour, Nor a lost hour recall!'

The following lines are written by John Donne.

• The lines mean that man boasts about his power but in reality, his power is futile in front of nature.
• These lines highlight the futility of man's arrogance, hatred, and ego.
• The poet addresses men as weak individuals who are powerless and helpless.
• A man is incapable to control his/her fate.
• A man cannot change time, he cannot travel to the past or the future.