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In The Deserted Village, Goldsmith has little respect for the sentimental village preacher. True False

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In The Deserted Village, Goldsmith has little respect for the sentimental village preacher. FALSE.

The Deserted Village is a poem by Oliver Goldsmith published in 1770. It is a work of social commentary, and condemns rural depopulation and the pursuit of excessive wealth. In the poem, Goldsmith criticises rural depopulation, the moral corruption found in towns, consumerism, enclosure, landscape gardening, avarice, and the pursuit of wealth from international trade

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The correct answer for the question that is being presented above is this one: "FALSE." In the Deserted Village Goldsmith insults the sentimental village preached just by telling the ways of his teaching. The statement that is presented is not true.
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