eness is a result of his scholarly endeavors, which has made him all too much aware of the universe. In other words, the student is not a blind hermit, but he is a person who is wide awake and of sensitive vision. The student knows what he believes and is firm in his cognitive perspectives and insights. For the purpose of throwing more light on this characteristic of the student, Moore refers to Emerson in lines 28-32: "But someone in New/England has known enough to say/that the student is patience personified, a variety/of hero, 'patient of neglect and reproach,'--who can 'hold by/himself.'"
Consequently, the basic theme of this poem is the quest for knowledge and the misunderstanding of others who misinterpret the student's situation and motives. Thus, it is stated in lines 17-23 : "It
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