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Find out the words and phrases which describe the following. One is done for you.
| sight | touching in its majesty |
| air | |
| river | |
| house | |
| morning | |
| sun |
Solution
| sight | touching in its majesty |
| air | smokeless |
| river | Sweet Will |
| house | Asleep |
| morning | silent and bare |
| sun | Steep in his splendour |
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