▁motiv ated ▁by ▁gu ilt ▁to ▁a ▁warning ▁message ▁against ▁a ▁possible ▁invasion ▁from ▁outside ▁forces . ▁As ▁such , ▁F ears ▁in ▁Sol itude ▁does ▁not ▁seek ▁to ▁leave ▁the ▁location ▁to ▁help ▁human ity , ▁but ▁to ▁stay ▁as ▁a ▁prote ctor ▁over ▁his ▁family . ▁ ▁In ▁Col er idge ' s ▁own ▁life , ▁he ▁tried ▁to ▁follow ▁the ▁path ▁of ▁the ▁phil os opher , ▁but ▁the ▁ 1 0 ▁July ▁ 1 8 3 4 ▁entry ▁in ▁Table ▁T alk ▁adm its ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁do ▁so : ▁" so ▁I ▁own ▁I ▁wish ▁life ▁and ▁strength ▁had ▁been ▁sp ared ▁to ▁me ▁to ▁complete ▁my ▁Philosoph y . ▁For , ▁as ▁God ▁he ars ▁me , ▁the ▁origin ating , ▁continu ing , ▁and ▁sust aining ▁wish ▁and ▁design ▁in ▁my ▁heart ▁were ▁to ▁ex alt ▁the ▁glory ▁of ▁his ▁name ; ▁and , ▁which ▁is ▁the ▁same ▁thing ▁in ▁other ▁words , ▁to ▁promote ▁the ▁improvement ▁of ▁human ity . ▁But ▁vis um ▁al iter ▁De o , ▁and ▁his ▁will ▁be ▁done ." ▁ ▁In ▁terms ▁of ▁Col er idge ' s ▁marriage , ▁Ref lections ▁diff ers ▁from ▁The ▁E ol ian ▁Har p ▁by ▁saying ▁that ▁there ▁were ▁problems ▁within ▁the ▁marriage , ▁especially ▁with ▁it ▁dist ract ing ▁Col er idge ▁from ▁nature ▁and ▁the ▁world ▁outside ▁of ▁the ▁home ▁that ▁he ▁shared ▁with ▁his ▁wife . ▁The ▁poem ▁express es ▁feelings ▁of ▁sol itude ▁and ▁conf in ement