“Other desires and other hopes beset me, Hopes which obscure, but cannot do thee wrong!”
- Date
- 1846
Meaning of “Other desires and other hopes beset me, Hopes…”
New desires and hopes can enter life without necessarily betraying the person who is remembered, allowing continuation and fidelity to coexist.
Where does it come from?
“Remembrance,” Project Gutenberg #1019. The speaker is negotiating loyalty to a lost beloved rather than announcing a universal timetable for moving on.