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Read these lines from the sonnet:

And all is seared with trade; bleared, smeared with toil;

And wears man's smudge and shares man's smell: the soil

What does the poet convey through the imagery in these lines?


the harmony between humans and nature


the benefits of the human struggle to tame nature


the contrast between the pangs of work and its eventual rewards


the corruption and futility of human endeavor