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At last came one of the merry troop,
The gayest laddie of all the group;
The gayest laddie of all the group;
Line by Line
Line 19: "At last came one of the merry troop,"
Important words
troop
→ a group
merry
→ happy and cheerful
Meaning:
Finally, one boy from the cheerful group comes forward.
Line 20: "The gayest laddie of all the group;"
Important words
gayest
→ most cheerful
laddie
→ boy
Meaning:
The boy who is most cheerful in the group is the one who stops.
Summary of Stanza 10
" At last came one of the merry troop, "
(Finally, one boy from the cheerful group comes forward.)
" The gayest laddie of all the group; "
(The boy who is most cheerful in the group is the one who stops.)
Overall meaning: One cheerful boy separates himself from the group and comes forward.
