I lay in sorrow deep distressed;
My grief a proud man heard,
His looks were cold, he gave me gold,
But not a kindly word.
My sorrow passed I paid him back
The gold he gave to me,
Then stood erect and spoke my thanks
And blessed his charity.
I lay in want and grief, and pain
A poor man passed my way
He bound my head, he gave me bread;
He watched me night and day;
How shall I pay him back again
For all, he did to me?
Oh, gold is great but greater far
Is heavenly sympathy.
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Answer:
Poem Sympathy by Charles Mackay extols the virtue of sympathy by narrating his own experience. Once he lay in sorrow suffering a great deal. A proud man came to him and offered him some financial help; but he did not say him any warm word. The poet paid him back when he got well with thanks and blessings for his charity.
Another time, the poet fell ill, again suffering and in exceeding pain. A poor man came to help him. He nursed him; gave him bread. He watched him day and night and comforted him saying words of kindness and hope.
The poet got well soon. The poet felt he could not pay his kindness and sympathy back. The poet concluded that financial help is good, but far greater than financial help is heavenly sympathy.
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Explanation:
here the port is talking about two situation were
1st he met a proud man who felt his grief,and gave him gold but no other word
whereas when he met 2nd person who was poor man who felt his grief and gave me bread and bound his head with love feeling.....
the port felt that how he will thank poor man because gold is great but sympathy is greater.!!!
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