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pastorals
noun(pastoral)
a literary work (such as a poem or play) dealing with shepherds or rural life in a usually artificial manner and typically drawing a contrast between the innocence and serenity of the simple life and the misery and corruption of city and especially court life
pastorals
noun(pastoral)
pastoral poetry or drama
pastorals
noun(pastoral)
a rural picture or scene

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