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And I watered it in fearsNight and morning with my tears; How is ‘it’ watered?

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And I watered it in fears
Night and morning with my tears;

How is ‘it’ watered?

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It is watered with fears and tears and tears of the poet.

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पाठ 2.2: A Poison Tree - Exercise [पृष्ठ ४०]

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पाठ 2.2 A Poison Tree
Exercise | Q A. 2. b) | पृष्ठ ४०

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Read the following lines from the poem and answer the question that follow.

I was angry with my friend.
I told my wrath, my wrath did end.
I was angry with my foe.
I told it not, my wrath did grow.

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Just like mortal prime,

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