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        <title><![CDATA[The difference between the literal meaning of the words and the author's...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The difference between the literal meaning of the words and the author's meaning can be summed up in one word: irony.

By that I mean, this girl was probably told these things. She was urged to exercise, to diet, etc.

However, given the way this poem came to a "happy ending" that was anything but, this line should be read as anything but literal. We should hear the author whispering behind those words, "Exercise (for others, not yourself, and...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[What does the phrase, "exhorted to come on hearty, exercise, diet, smile...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[What does the phrase, "exhorted to come on hearty, exercise, diet, smile and wheedle" mean?]]></description>
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