No Second Troy

The poet writes about the love of his life, who broke his heart: “she filled my days With misery”. He tries to not resent her for that and pragmaticaly excuses her actions : “Why, what could she have done, being what she is?”. He describes her as beautifull and intelligent but then indirectly compares her to the Helen of Troy – who was responsible for the Troyan war - with the last retorical question: “Was there another Troy for her to burn?” . With this dark predicament he uncovers his feelings of resentment for her.