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For tho' from out our bourne of Time and Place

The flood may bear me far,

I hope to see my Pilot face to face

When I have crost the bar.

-Alfred Lord Tennyson

A. Match the words in column A with their meanings in column B.

Column A Column B

a. moaning i. a boundary; a limit

b. boundless ii. though

c. twilight iii. go on board

d. embark iv. never-ending; infinite

e. tho’ v. complaining

f. bourne vi. crossed

g. crost vii. dusk

B. Fill in the gaps with the words/phrases given below to complete the
paraphrase of the poem.

the sandbar return the evening bell floating

the sunset and evening star on a tide sad goodbyes God

I notice……….. in the sky, and hear a sound calling for me loud and
clear. I hope that ……..will not be disturbed when I go out to sea.

Instead, I want to be carried out……….. moving so slowly it seems
almost asleep, and which is too swollen to make a sound. That's what
I want when I…….. home to the depths of the great unknown.

Twilight comes with…….., which will be followed by darkness. There
don't need to be any ……. when I go.

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