Refer to Explorations in Literature for a complete version of this poem.
One of the themes of “On Another’s Sorrow” is that people are compassionate when they see others who are sorrowful.
Which pair of lines best supports this theme?
Responses
"Can I see another’s grief, / And not seek for kind relief?"
"Can I see another’s grief, / And not seek for kind relief?",
"Hear the small birds grief and care, / Hear the woes that infants bear,"
"Hear the small birds grief and care, / Hear the woes that infants bear,",
"O, no! never can it be! / Never never can it be."
"O, no! never can it be! / Never never can it be.",
"O! he gives to us his joy / That our grief he may destroy;"