This is one of the most confusing things I've read. Is the speaker dying? Is he going on a trip? There is text supporting both! "I must go . . . thy firmness makes my circle just, and makes me end, where I begun" supports the notion that the speaker is leaving temporarily and returning to his lover. However, "the breath goes now" suggests he is dying. Or I suppose the first whole stanza could suggest someone else had died, but then that doesn't fit in with the rest of the poem. There are also a couple of religious images- "virtuous men" and "laity". I thought that maybe this suggests the speaker is going to become a priest or brother, but that just seems to far off now. I understand he is parting with his love, but other than that, I am utterly confused by this poem. Please help!
Until Next Time,
Alysse
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