Question

In "As Weary Pilgrim, Now at Rest," the speaker states, "And my clay house mold’ring away" and "Nor grinding pains my body frail." Considering the context of the poem, what do these lines reveal about the speaker’s opinion of the physical body? Cite text from the poem to support your response.

Answer 1

The speaker perhaps feels the physical body is a vessel that people possess in their mortal form.