Loving her too well to ask

[nuniunu]

Leaving her her (earth) the future task,
Loving Her too well to ask.

These two sentences are from the poem of George Meredith.
It's hard for me to understand the second sentence.

if 'her' means earth here, what does the second sentence mean?

 

[5jj]

Welcome to the forum, nunlunu.

Please tell us which of Meredith's poems the lines are from.

 

[nuniunu]

Thank you for welcoming me 5jj!

Oh, I forgot to mention the title of the poem!
The poem is 'Modern Love'.
The poem is very long, but I need to understand only that part.

Thank you!

Welcome to the forum, nunlunu.

Please tell us which of Meredith's poems the lines are from.

 

[5jj]

Earth that Triad is: she hides
Joy from him who that divides;
Showers it when the three are one
Glassing her in union.
Earth your haven, Earth your helm,
You command a double realm;
Labouring here to pay your debt,
Till your little sun shall set;
Leaving her the future task:
Loving her too well to ask.
Eglantine that climbs the yew,
She her darkest wreathes for those
Knowing her the Ever-new,
And themselves the kin o' the rose.
Life, the chisel, axe and sword,
Wield who have her depths explored:
Life, the dream, shall be their robe,
Large as air about the globe;
Life, the question, hear its cry.

https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Page:poems_and_lyrics_of_the_joy_of_earth.djvu/37

 

[Tdol]

I guess you don't know what will be required of the Earth, and are not in a position to ask.