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Over rocks, by rose-banks, sweepingLike impetuous youth. Which stage of man is compared here? - English

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Over rocks, by rose-banks, sweeping
Like impetuous youth.

Which stage of man is compared here?

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The youth of men is compared here.

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Chapter 5.2: The River - Exercise [Page 142]

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Samacheer Kalvi English Class 9 TN Board
Chapter 5.2 The River
Exercise | Q B. 3. b) | Page 142

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