The lines that tell us about the poet’s insufferable pain are: Sometimes I feel myself I can hardly bear. The thought of so much childish longing in vain, The sadness that lurks near the open window there. nn
The poet is referring to the speaker’s desire to kill all the poor to put an end to their misery at one stroke. However, he realizes that his desire was a vain. It was neither feasible nor desirable. It was a childish idea.
The so-called do gooders are selfish and greedy. They bring plans to help the poor village people. But in fact they want to grab their lands. The following words/phrases used by the poet shows their double standards: Pitiful kin are to be bought out Mercifully gathered to live in villages Greedy good-doers Beneficent beasts of…
The people who had put the roadside stand did not ask for charities. They wanted some money to improve their lot. They offered their produce for sale.
Only three cars stopped at the stand. One of them used the farmer’s yard to back and turn around. It furrowed the grass and drove away. Another one stopped to ask for the way. And a third one wanted to buy a gallon of petrol.