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Read these lines from the sonnet:

And all is seared with trade; bleared, smeared with toil;
And wears man's smudge and shares man's smell: the soil
What does the poet convey through the imagery in these lines?

the harmony between humans and nature

the benefits of the human struggle to tame nature

the contrast between the pangs of work and its eventual rewards

the corruption and futility of human endeavor

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The correct answer should be the corruption and futility of human endeavor

The lines indicate that human's ruin everything and corrupt it and that it is futile to do anything as it will always get ruined.

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