What does goldsmith achieve as he describes the village preacher in the line "he watched and wept, he prayed and felt, for all"?

I think that what Goldsmith achieves by describing the preacher with this phrase is giving the preacher a sense of regret and great pain. He is watching and weeping, this means that he can't turn away, although he feels sad about it, and then, he prayed and felt, for all, alures to his faith but he doesn't just pray, he is feeling and thus having some sort of empathy for those he is watching.

Explanation:

(B) the sentimental portrait of a man whose emotions were easily aroused and is worthy of respect.

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the answer should be b.

explanation:

it should be b because she researched before writing so it would be in past tense. "the author researches her subject before she had written the first draft.