Wilde never became a successful "poet" he had hoped to be.
Explanation:
"Oscar Wilde" was an author, playwright and a poet. He graduated from Oxford University. He is considered as one of the greatest playwrights of the "Victorian Era".
His novel "The Picture of Dorian Gray" is one of his most notable works. As a dramatist, he wrote many satirical comedies like "An Ideal Husband", "The Importance of Being Earnest" and many more which became quite famous. So, despite his other successes, he could not become a successful poet as he always hoped to be.
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because she doesn't think of Paris fondly and doesn't want to marry him. She wants to tell her mother this but doesn't want to disappoint her. She tells her mother that she will keep an open mind about Paris while at the party.
