Select the correct text in the passage. which excerpt in the poem expresses the view that death is an enviable state that frees the departed from the miseries of the body and old age? on my first son by ben jonson farewell, thou child of my right hand, and joy ; my sin was too much hope of thee, lov'd boy. seven years thou wert lent to me, and i thee pay, exacted by thy fate, on the just day. oh, could i lose all father now ! for why will man lament the state he should envy? to have so soon 'scaped world's and flesh's rage, and if no other misery, yet age ! rest in soft peace, and, asked, say, here doth lie ben jonson his best piece of poetry. for whose sake henceforth all his vows be such as what he loves may never like too much.

"And if no other misery, yet age!" This excerpt implies that aging causes misery due to losing the health and energy of youth. It implies that, through death, the soul may be free from the body to do as it pleases with energy, suggesting death is a type of freedom from the constraints of life.

Oh, could I lose all father now ! For why

Will man lament the state he should envy?

To have so soon 'scaped world's and flesh's rage,

And if no other misery, yet age !

Explanation:

In this section of the poem, Jonson tells us how enviable it is to be able to escape the miseries of old age, even through death. In these lines, Jonson tells us that perhaps he should not mourn the death of his son, as in fact this has created an enviable situation. He should instead envy the fact that his son "escaped" the miseries of humans, and particularly that of old age (And if no other misery, yet age).

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)

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