Question

The Solitary Reaper ---
Extracts :-
(1) "Perhaps the plaintive numbers flow for old unhappy far off things , and battles long ago".
Q1 - What does the poet meant by "old and happy far off things" ?

Answer 1

As the poet was not able to know the theme of the poem , he makes certain guesses. He imagines that the so g could be abut some thing unhappy which happened long ago such as a battle