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Which sentence in this passage from Herman Melville short story “Bartleby , the Scrivener” is an example of verbal irony

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Answer: In that direction, my windows commanded an unobstructed view of a lofty brick wall, black by age and everlasting shade, which wall required no spyglass to bring out its lurking beauties, but, for the benefit of all nearsighted spectators, was pushed up to within ten feet of my windowpanes.

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