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प्रश्न
Explain with reference to the context the following line.
I cannot rest from travel: I will drink Life to the lees:
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उत्तर
- Reference: These lines are from the poem ‘Ulysses” written by Alfred Tennyson.
- Context and Explanation: Ulysses, after spending many years in the seas returns to Ithaca and starts ruling his country. But his heart is not in the administration of his kingdom. He wants to sail again. In this context, he says these words. He wishes to enjoy life to the fullest and so he can’t afford to idle away his remaining life as a king.
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| fullest, unquenchable, unattainable, experience, knowledge, king, matters, rust, adventure, unwilling, travel, breathing |
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| white lies | creative | final decisions | different |
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