English(RESPLENDENCE)

 WELCOME TO ENGLISH NOTES SECTION


CLICK ON THE BELOW POETRY TO VIEWS :

POETRY 01 :When Forty Winters Siege Thy Brow – William Shakespeare [SUMMARY] 

POETRY 02 :Avarice – George Herbert [SUMMARY]

POETRY 03 :O My Luve’s like a red, red rose - Robert Burns[SUMMARY]

POETRY 04 :The World is too much with us- William Wordsworth [SUMMARY]

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POETRY 06 :

POETRY 07 :On killing a tree-Gieve Patel [SUMMARY]

POETRY 08 :Nine Gold Medals-David Roth [SUMMARY]


CLICK ON THE BELOW PROSE TO VIEWS :

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PROSE 02 :The Position of Women in Hinduism and Buddhism – Dr. B.R. Ambedkar [SUMMARY]

PROSE 03 :The Miser-George Orwell [SUMMARY]

PROSE 04 :Going Green – Ramachandra Guha [SUMMARY]



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