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Syntax in Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard

Syntax Examples in Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard:

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"Their lot forbade..."   (Text of the Poem)

Notice that the proceeding stanza is a series of dependent clauses that lead to this conclusion. The peasants' lot, poverty, forbade all of the things listed in the previous stanza.

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