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प्रश्न
Does Nature affect a person’s thoughts and feelings? Explain.
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उत्तर
Yes, the beauty, harmony, peace, and nature’s pure joy enlivened the poet’s spirits. He couldn’t help comparing the happiness of nature with the self-destructive wars of human beings. He was sad remembering humans.
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