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Quote #4
Sorrow and silence are strong, and patient endurance is godlike.
Therefore accomplish thy labor of love, till the heart is made godlike,
Purified, strengthened, perfected, and rendered more worthy of heaven!' (724-726)
All this suffering makes us wish we had a silver lining lying around somewhere. Luckily, the Father Felician has one in his back pocket: Evangeline's suffering is going to make her a better person, more likely to get in the E-Z Pass lane to heaven. At least she's got that going for her.
Quote #5
Thus did that poor soul wander in want and cheerless discomfort,
Bleeding, barefooted, over the shards and thorns of existence. (731-732)
Ouch—the painful imagery of walking on shards of glass really does a lot to communicate how poor Evangeline has suffered in life. We wouldn't want to be in her shoes—er, bare feet.
Quote #6
Gabriel was it, who, weary with waiting, unhappy and restless,
Sought in the Western wilds oblivion of self and of sorrow. (834-835)
You think Evangeline's cornered the suffering market? Think again—Gabriel's not exactly whooping it up in the meantime. In fact, his suffering leads him to escape into the wilderness to try to find some solace. Ironically, that moves him farther away from his true love, Evangeline.