Reread lines 83-96. What role does the poet himself play? 1. He had hoped to find his friends still living.
2. He had hoped to retire in the village and die there.
3. He had experienced many griefs there.
4. He had met his wife there.​

2. He had hoped to retire in the village and die there.

Explanation:

This question is based on the poem, "The Deserted Village" by Oliver Goldsmith. In the lines in question, the speaker talks about how he has been through quite a lot in life and how he would like to go home, back to his village.

There he would retire and tell stories of his life and what he had been through whilst seated around a fire. He spoke of how he hoped he would die, in his village.

He had hoped to retire in the village and die there

Explanation:

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