Question

What does these lines mean :

And I had done a hellish thing, And it would work ’em woe​

Answer 1

Explanation:

the poem 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner' by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, the ancient mariner does the hellish thing of shooting the albatross with his cross-bow and killing it without any rhyme or reason. The sailors believed that the albatross was a messenger from God and its death would bring hardships upon them.

Answer 2

Answer:

And it would work 'em woe: For all averred, I had killed the bird. That made the breeze to blow.