Section Three
Written in the Fields

Who is happier- a person cooped up in a city or one who goes out into the countryside and sees the clear blue sky, sinks into the lush green grass and hears the sweet notes of a nightingale?
(s)
अ(1)
(1) To one who has been long in the city pent 1, 'Tis very sweet to look into the fair And open face of heaven,- to breathe a prayer Full in the smile of the blue firmament 2, Who is more happy, when, with heart's content, Fatigued 3 he sinks into some pleasant lair 4 Of wavy grass, and reads a debonair 5 And gentle tale of love and languishment 6 ?
গেলে
- Beloeved ma
'pent: (here) kept in/confined to the city
'firmament: the sky 'fatigued: tired "lair: (here) resting place sdebonair: (here) cheerful, light-hearted †languishment: (here) staying separated from the person you are in love with

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Section Three
Written in the Fields

Who is happier- a person cooped up in a city or one who goes out into the countryside and sees the clear blue sky, sinks into the lush green grass and hears the sweet notes of a nightingale?
(s)
अ(1)
(1) To one who has been long in the city pent 1, 'Tis very sweet to look into the fair And open face of heaven,- to breathe a prayer Full in the smile of the blue firmament 2, Who is more happy, when, with heart's content, Fatigued 3 he sinks into some pleasant lair 4 Of wavy grass, and reads a debonair 5 And gentle tale of love and languishment 6 ?
গেলে
- Beloeved ma
'pent: (here) kept in/confined to the city
'firmament: the sky 'fatigued: tired "lair: (here) resting place sdebonair: (here) cheerful, light-hearted †languishment: (here) staying separated from the person you are in love with

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Question Text	Section Three Written in the Fields Who is happier- a person cooped up in a city or one who goes out into the countryside and sees the clear blue sky, sinks into the lush green grass and hears the sweet notes of a nightingale? (s) अ(1) (1) To one who has been long in the city pent $^{1}$ , 'Tis very sweet to look into the fair And open face of heaven,- to breathe a prayer Full in the smile of the blue firmament $^{2}$ , Who is more happy, when, with heart's content, Fatigued $^{3}$ he sinks into some pleasant lair $^{4}$ Of wavy grass, and reads a debonair $^{5}$ And gentle tale of love and languishment $^{6}$ ? গেলে - Beloeved ma 'pent: (here) kept in/confined to the city 'firmament: the sky 'fatigued: tired "lair: (here) resting place sdebonair: (here) cheerful, light-hearted †languishment: (here) staying separated from the person you are in love with
Updated On	Mar 21, 2024
Topic	Literature
Subject	English
Class	Class 9
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