Question

author to her book and a hymn to the evening. thy visage was so irksome in my sight, yet being mine own, at length affection would thy blemishes amend, if so i could: i washd thy face, but more defects i saw, and rubbing off a spot, still made a flaw. i stretched thy joynts to make thee even feet, yet still thou runst more hobling then is meet, in better dress to trim thee was my mind. but nought save home - spun cloth, ith house i find. in this array mongst vulgars mayst thou roam in criticks hands, beware thou dost not come; and take thy way where yet thou art not known, if for thy father ask, say, thou hadst none: and for thy mother, she alas is poor, which causd her thus to send thee out of door. what does the first line of the poem mean? the word \aurora\ suggests the speaker likes morning better than evening. the phrase \seals my drowsy eyes\ suggests the speaker is very tired. the word \sceptre\ suggests the speaker lets god tell her when to go to bed.

Explanation:

The word "Aurora" is the Roman goddess of dawn and often represents morning, but just its presence doesn't mean the speaker likes morning better than evening. The phrase "seals my drowsy eyes" clearly implies tiredness as it describes the act of closing sleepy eyes. The word "sceptre" is a symbol of power and has no relation to God telling the speaker when to go to bed.

Answer:

The phrase "seals my drowsy eyes" suggests the speaker is very tired.