Explain the following with reference to the context Sure there was wine Before my sighs did dry it there was corn Before my tears did drown it Is the year only lost to me In these lines from George Herbert s - poem The Collar the speaker is a tired and frustrated priest He feels unhappy with his strict religious life He believes he has sacrificed too much joy freedom and pleasure In this moment he speaks in anger and confusion The speaker says Sure there was wine before my sighs did dry it Here wine stands for happiness joy and celebration The speaker means there was joy in his life earlier But his constant suffering sadness and deep sighs have dried the wine In very simple words he feels that his sadness has taken away all happiness from his life Then he says there was corn before my tears