People
I have not joyed an hour since you departed, for public miseries, and for private fears; but this blest meeting has o'erpaid them all.
— John Dryden
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Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
Since you left, the speaker hasn't felt a moment of joy, weighed down by worries public and private. But finally meeting again has more than made up for all of it. It's relief and happiness at a reunion.
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