to the song of the mockingbird, the notion that if he just composed some little tune, he might be able to cheer someone else, who is feeling as depressed as he has felt.He, therefore, determines, "I can cheer some other soul/By a carol's simple art." The pain of his own heart and its reaction to the joyful bird sound combined to produce a creative urge in the suffering speaker.
from Linda Sue Grimes: Suite101.com: Paul Laurence Dunbar's The Lesson
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