The speaker does not seem sad at all about giving up her life. In fact, she seems to look on and talk about death as one might describe a lover: "He kindly stopped for [her]" in his carriage; they "drove slowly," taking their time; she's wearing a "Gossamer" gown' and he takes her to his "House that seemed / A Swelling of the Ground." They even drive around in the carriage for a while, watching the children play, gazing at the sunset and the pretty fields. The speaker especially references Death's "Civility," and we don't typically think of death as civil or polite; many often consider death to be quite rude, actually, coming at terrible times when people aren't ready for it. However, Death, in this poem, is personified as a lover, someone who seems to be expected and prepared for, someone, even, who is welcomed. The narrator seems to feel a certain sense of peace when she steps into the carriage with him, suggesting that she is neither frightened nor apprehensive about giving up her life.
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