Question

What is the meaning of "Cried him up and down the coast" in these lines from the poem?

Answer 1

Venus searches actively for her son's whereabouts.

The word cried in this line does not necessarily mean tears, it can also mean to call out. Venus is calling out for her son trying to find him. In the lines that follow this, the speaker lists various other places that she searches for her son saying, "In hamlets, palaces and parks,".