I don't think the "bride too dear for him" necessarily has to be a person. It could also be about lost innocence in general. In fact, I think that's what it IS about. Innocence is the bride, the bride is innocence. Once separated from innocence you can't get it back.
I don't think the "bride too dear for him" necessarily has to be a person. It could also be about lost innocence in general. In fact, I think that's what it IS about. Innocence is the bride, the bride is innocence. Once separated from innocence you can't get it back.