... God is the fountain. These are but drops, but God is the ocean." 7: Serious and Persuasive Tone: Another feature of literary works of Puritan Age was the serious and persuasive tone pervading in most of the works. The religious nature of work compelled the writers to employ the serious and persuasive tone to get their message through. Question No. 2: Explain the following lines (taken from " ... present, above time. This should be plain enough." Answer: REFERENCE: These lines are taken from the Ralph Waldo Emerson's Essay "Self- Reliance". CONTEXT: Ralph Waldo Emerson is the greates...

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