– it is the attempted conquest of earth by life when earth had been created,– a past event though still continuing in its sequel and result.Sri Aurobindo
Letters of Sri Aurobindo
CWSA 27
Fragment ID: 6918
Comments on Specific Lines and Passages of the Poem [34]
Here too the gracious mighty Angel poured
Her splendour and her swiftness and her thrill,
Hoping to fill this new fair world with her joy, [cf. p. 130]
Would not “pours” be better?
No, that would take away all meaning from “new fair world” – it is the attempted conquest of earth by life when earth had been created,– a past event though still continuing in its sequel and result.
18 November 1936