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Notice the spelling of the following words houres shadowes Sunne noone clearnesse behinde The ‘e’ that was used in Donne’s period got dropped from English orthography later. - English Elective - NCERT

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Notice the spelling of the following words

houres shadowes Sunne
noone clearnesse behinde

The ‘e’ that was used in Donne’s period got dropped from English orthography later. Pick out the other words in the poem that have this peculiar feature.

Short Note

Solution

The other words in the poem that have this peculiar feature are:

i. Thine

ii. Worke

iii. Blinde

iv. Thee

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Chapter 2.1: A Lecture Upon the Shadow - Language Work [Page 93]

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NCERT English - Kaleidoscope Class 12
Chapter 2.1 A Lecture Upon the Shadow
Language Work | Q 1 | Page 93
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