Gentle reader, may you never feel what I then felt! May…
“Gentle reader, may you never feel what I then felt! May your eyes never shed such stormy, scalding, heart-wrung tears as poured from mine. May you never appeal to Heaven in prayers so hopeless and so agised as in that hour left my lips: for never may you, like me, dread to be the instrument of evil to what you wholly love.”
About This Quote
This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation.
A plea for the reader to avoid the deep suffering and moral conflict the author endured.
In simple terms: Avoid deep emotional pain and moral dread.
Key Takeaway
Seek peace and avoid becoming a tool of harm.
Themes
suffering
morality
empathy
Mood
melancholy
reflective
Type
literary
emotive
When to use this quote
- personal loss
- spiritual crisis
- relationships
Key Concepts
existential anguish
ethical conflict
Questions to Reflect On
- How do you protect yourself from overwhelming grief?
- Can one fully avoid moral dilemmas?
A Different Perspective
The intensity of feeling may be necessary for growth.