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Medium Reading and Writing · Information and Ideas · Command of Evidence · MCQ

“On Virtue” is a 1766 poem by Phillis Wheatley. Wheatley addresses the poem directly to the quality of virtue, imploring it to assist her in reaching a future goal: ______blank

Which quotation from “On Virtue” most effectively illustrates the claim?

  1. A

    “Attend me, Virtue, thro’ my youthful years! / O leave me not to the false joys of time! / But guide my steps to endless life and bliss.”

  2. B

    “I cease to wonder, and no more attempt / Thine height t’explore, or fathom thy profound.”

  3. C

    “O thou bright jewel in my aim I strive / To comprehend thee. Thine own words declare / Wisdom is higher than a fool can reach.”

  4. D

    “But, O my soul, sink not into despair, / Virtue is near thee, and with gentle hand / Would now embrace thee, hovers o’er thine head.”

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