Francis William Bourdillon
The Night Has a Thousand Eyes
The night has a thousand eyes,
And the day but one;
Yet the light of the bright world dies
With the dying sun.
The mind has a thousand eyes,
And the heart but one;
Yet the light of a whole life dies
When love is done.
2007-03-28 08:24:31 · 6 answers · asked by cheerinchic556 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Other - Arts & Humanities
I would think something like, your eyes can see many people that you find physically attractive, but your heart can lead you to the one person you are truly meant to be with.
2007-03-28 08:28:53 · answer #1 · answered by kasey1720 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This line contrasts the heart and the mind. A thousand eyes is a complicated, almost grotesque image pointing to the fact that the mind is complicated and grotesque. The heart, by comparison, is simple and unified, like the sun. Finally, there is no point in having a thousand eyes, if there is not light to see it by.
2007-03-28 08:33:16 · answer #2 · answered by urrrp 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The night has a thousand eyes = the stars
The day but one = the sun
2007-03-28 13:43:57 · answer #3 · answered by Maria S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that it means that you will see thousands of people in you life, there will only be one person for you.
2007-03-28 08:33:06 · answer #4 · answered by Kelly 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think he means that the heart can only be true to one. Yes, my page has a lot of beautiful women on it, thank you because all of you beautiful women really cheer me up and my heart isn't true to anyone, so there is no harm done.
2007-03-28 08:31:42 · answer #5 · answered by Amole Bush 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The mind sees and remembers many things that the heart don't.
2007-03-28 10:27:56 · answer #6 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋