The "Pagan land" that the speaker refers to in the poem "God's Grandeur" by Gerard Manley Hopkins is likely a metaphor for the natural world before the influence of man. This is evident in lines such as "And all is seared with trade; bleared, smeared with toil," which suggest a contrast between the pristine beauty of nature and the effects of human activity on the environment. The speaker is lamenting the loss of the purity and grandeur of the natural world due to industrialization and urbanization.
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