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Write ‘Ernest’ or ‘Poet’, against statement below.His life was nobler than all the poems.

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Write ‘Ernest’ or ‘Poet’, against statement below.
His life was nobler than all the poems.

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His life was nobler than all the poems.-Ernest

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Chapter 10: The Great Stone Face–II - Working with the Text [Page 133]

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Chapter 10 The Great Stone Face–II
Working with the Text | Q 5.07 | Page 133

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