The object of a transitive verb is referred to as “direct object” and it refers to a noun or pronoun receiving the action (the verb) in a sentence; one way to identify them is by asking the “what?” or the “who?” questions, for example: “What do many skaters practice in cold ice rinks before dawn?” The answer to this question gives us the direct object: “the routines.”
The victorian problem that the speaker in Dover Beach by Matthew Arnold believes can be alleviated by he and his true love being true to each other is a feeling of uncertainty and fear as well as pain.