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The Passing of Time Will No Longer Affect Her, Says the Poet. Which Lines of the Poem Say This?

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The passing of time will no longer affect her, says the poet. Which lines of the poem say this?

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The lines of the poem that show that the passing of time will no longer affect her are as follows:

“She seemed a thing that could not feel

The touch of earthy years.”

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पाठ 10.2: A Slumber did my Spirit Seal (poem) - Thinking about the Poem [पृष्ठ १३६]

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पाठ 10.2 A Slumber did my Spirit Seal (poem)
Thinking about the Poem | Q 2 | पृष्ठ १३६

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