▁human ity ▁was ▁a ▁necessary ▁one ." ▁Richard ▁H aven ▁arg ues ▁that ▁the ▁poem ' s ▁image ▁of ▁the ▁moral ▁path ▁is ▁weak ▁because ▁" the ▁returned ▁trav eller ▁can ▁only ▁dismiss ▁his ▁as cent ▁to ▁another ▁mode ▁of ▁being ▁as ▁a ▁pleasant ▁but ▁useless ▁memory ". ▁ ▁Anthony ▁Hard ing ▁bel ieves ▁" it ▁is ▁important ▁to ▁recognize ▁that ▁it ▁steps ▁outside ▁the ▁id yl lic ▁but ▁circ ums cribed ▁scene ▁of ▁' The ▁E ol ian ▁Har p ', ▁and ▁adm its ▁the ▁impos s ibility , ▁in ▁a ▁fallen ▁world , ▁of ▁human ▁self - su ffic iency ." ▁O sw ald ▁D ought y ▁states ▁that ▁the ▁" most ▁important ▁add itions " ▁to ▁Col er idge ' s ▁ 1 7 9 7 ▁edition ▁of ▁po ems ▁included ▁Ref lections . ▁Richard ▁Hol mes ▁points ▁out ▁that ▁both ▁Ref lections ▁and ▁The ▁E ol ian ▁Har p ▁" mark ▁a ▁new ▁stage ▁in ▁Col er idge ' s ▁expl oration ▁of ▁the ▁sacred ▁relations ▁between ▁man ▁and ▁nature , ▁which ▁gradually ▁become ▁more ▁serious ▁and ▁imp ass ioned ▁as ▁they ▁carry ▁increasing ly ▁the ological ▁imp lications ▁behind ▁his ▁Rom antic ism ." ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁As ht on , ▁Ros em ary . ▁The ▁Life ▁of ▁Samuel ▁Taylor ▁Col er idge . ▁Oxford : ▁Black well , ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁▁▁ ▁D ought y , ▁O sw ald . ▁' P ert urbed ▁Spirit . ▁Toronto : ▁Associ ated ▁University ▁Press