Question

Explain : 'A poet could not be gay. In such a jocund company.​

Answer 1

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A Poet could not but be gay, In such a jocund company: ... Except he refers to himself in the first person, by his vocation, "a poet." Despite his earlier loneliness, the speaker now can't help but feel happy, or "gay," with such a beautiful vision to look at.