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1. grat – great 

2. greif – grief 

3. blesed – blessed 

4. proad – proud 

5. singe! – single 

6. heared – heard 

7. sympthy – sympathy 

8. sorow – sorrow 

9. cnerity – . charity 

10. togather – together 

11. shiwer – shiver 

12. wached – watched 

13. allthough – although 

14. distres – distress 

15. heavnly – heavenly

The given poem ‘Sympathy’ is penned by Charles Mackay. (27 March 1814- 24 December 1889). He was born in Perth, Scotland. He was a Scottish poet, journalist, author, anthologist and novelist.

The poet describes an incident where he Lay in sorrow and deeply depressed by some injury from an accident. He was helpless and needed to be treated for his injuries. As he lay there in grief, a proud man heard his cries for help and stopped to help him. The poet saw that the man was ‘cold’ he was irritated because he had to stop and help the poet.

The man did not even speak kindly to the poet and offer his sympathy but offered him gold without showing any emotion and went on his way. He did not speak to the poet or console him either. After some time the poet recovered from his sorrow and distress.

He wished to pay back the debt offered by the proud rich man. After repaying him, the poet stood erect with his head held high and thanked him. Unlike the proud rich man, he spoke to him and blessed him for his charity.

In another incident, the poet was in a similar situation. He lay in want (of help) and grieving with pain. A poor man was walking past him and he stopped by to help the poet. The poor man like a good Samaritan bound his injured head with bandage and gave him brand. The poor man took care of him day and night and nursed him back to health.

The poet wonders how he will pay back the poor man who had taken all pains to help him and nurse him back to health. He exclaims that Gold is great, i.e, he can give money to the poor man but the ‘heavenly sympathy’ that the poor man offered is far greater than all the gold in the world. That ‘sympathy’ is priceless and it will be foolishness and inhuman to offer gold or money in return for it.

The poor man pressed the head of the poet. He gave him bread and looked after him day and night.

The poor man pressed the head of the poet. He gave him bread and looked after him day and night.

(i) The name of the poem is Sympathy’. Charles Mackay is the poet of the poem.

(ii) Heard rhyme with word.

(iii) The proud man helped the poet by giving him gold (money).

(iv) When his sorrow passed, he paid him back his money.

(i) The name of the poem is Sympathy’. Charles Mackay is the poet of the poem. 

(ii) Heard rhyme with word.

(iii) The proud man helped the poet by giving him gold (money).

(iv) When his sorrow passed, he paid him back his money.

1. Sorrow, grief, distress, worry, pride 

2. Hot, cold, warm, boiling. 

3. Rich, poor, wealthy, well-to-do, well off.

They poet thinks that it is difficult to pay back the poor man because his service and words of sympathy can not be paid back.

The attitude of the proud man was full of pride while the attitude of the poor man was full of sympathy.

Sympathy is a divine quality. It is greater than money. Money can be paid back while sympathy cannot be paid back.

The poet lay in sorrow.

Heavenly sympathy is greater than gold.

The poet was not satisfied with his help because he did not express sympathy.

For any mangold is very precious and great. But sympathy is more precious and greater than gold because that quality cannot be acquired. This was an inborn quality in the poet, so it is called as heavenly sympathy.

When the sorrow of the poet had passed, he went to the proud man and repaid his gold(money).

The poet was grateful for the proud man’s help. He was very sincere in paying back his money.

Way and day rhyme together.

In spite of having gold, the poor man was not happy because nobody spoke to.him with kind words.

The proud man looked at the poet ‘coldly’ i.e, without any emotions. He did not even offer words of sympathy but he gave the poet ‘gold’ (money).

His looks were cold tells us that the proud man did not sympathize with the poet.

“His looks were cold” means that his sight was indifferent.

The qualities of goodness, kindness and loving care of the old and sick can be described as heavenly.