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He trudg’d along unknowing what he sought, And whistled as he went, for want of thought.
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The lines describe a man walking on without knowing what he is looking for. He whistles as he goes, and the poet's dry joke is that the cheerful tune comes from an empty head rather than contentment: he has no thoughts to fill the silence.
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