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He never enjoyed himself since; no more has any of us. It was the melancholiest day for the poor people that ever happened in Worcestershire.
Answer: These remarkable and conspicuous sentences have been taken from the essay "Death of Sir Roger" by Joseph Addison. Here the writer tells about the mental reaction of the poor people at the death of Sir Roger.
The death of Sir Roger de Coverley had a great effect on the minds of the subjects, servants, and parishioners. He always helped the poor man. He looked after them with great care. He loved the poor people. He was the real friend of the poor people in Worcestershire. Among the people, the servants were affected
powerfully. Many of them had served him for considerably long periods. Even the non-human creatures of nature seemed to have been shocked at the undesired death of Sir Roger. The poor creature, the old house dog of Sir Roger seemed heartbroken. It was still looking for its master. It could not forget the love and great kindness that its master showed to it. Because he was very fond of the dog and vice versa. The day of the death of Sir Roger was like the melancholies day for the poor people that ever happened in Worcestershire.
To sum up, we may say that here Addison's ability to create touching manly pathos is vividly evident. This is a beautiful quality of Addison's style of writing. Here he narrates the great effect of a magnanimous death.
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