Fill in the blank with the appropriate option. Had we but world enough, and ____ This coyness, lady, were no crime.
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A.
empires
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B.
money
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C.
time
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D.
feelings
Correct Answer:
C. time
Explanation:
The correct choice is (c) ‘time’, as seen in the line "Had we but world enough, and time. This coyness, lady, were no crime." These verses are from Andrew Marvell's metaphysical poem "To His Coy Mistress," published in 1681 after his death. Widely regarded as a premier English "Carpe diem" poem, the work features a narrator who argues that if time and space were infinite, the mistress's hesitation would be acceptable. However, he concludes that delaying intimacy is merely a waste of their limited time.
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