Which three lines in this excerpt from william cullen bryant's "thanatopsis" best indicate the theme of the poem? so live, that when thy summons comes to join the innumerable caravan, which moves to that mysterious realm, where each shall take his chamber in the silent halls of death, thou go not, like the quarry-slave at night, scourged to his dungeon, but, sustained and soothed by an unfaltering trust, approach thy grave, like one who wraps the drapery of his couch about him, and lies down to pleasant dreams.

William Cullen Bryant wants to show  with this lovely poem ”Thanatopsis “ which means  view on the death in Greek, that death is nothing to be feared. It is the natural thing that we all can die today or tomorrow and we could live with the assurance that we will meet the ones who went before us.  

The three lines which best indicate this theme are:  

Thou go not, like the quarry-slave at night,

Scourged to his dungeon, but, sustained and soothed

By an unfaltering trust, approach thy grave,

-Thou go not, like the quarry-slave at night,

Scourged to his dungeon,

-sustained and soothed

By an unfaltering trust, approach thy grave,

-lies down to pleasant dreams.

Explanation:

Trust me

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