How does the author support the claim that ""gracious living had been a long time coming""?

1.the hosts on two opposing mountains stood,  

2.thick as the foliage of the waving wood;  

3.between them an extensive valley lay,  

4.o'er which the gleaming armour pour'd the day,  

5.when from the camp of the philistine foes,

6. dreadful to view, a mighty warrior rose; in the dire deeds of bleeding battle skill'd,

the narrator closes the lantern tightly so the old man is

not awakened by the bright light

explanation:

hello mate, can you add the lines 206-247?

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