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His heart and hand both open and both free; For what he has he gives, what thinks he shows; Yet gives he not till judgment guide his bounty.
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The speaker portrays a person whose heart and hand are both open and unrestrained, giving what he has and showing what he thinks. Yet the generosity is not careless: he offers nothing until careful judgment steers his bounty, so openness comes paired with discernment.
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