12. In which excerpt for John Donne's "A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning" does the speaker tell his wife why she should keep his departure a secret?

A. " ... Thy firmness makes my circle just,/And makes me end where I begun."

B. " ... A breach, but an expansion,/Like gold to airy thinness beat."

C. " ... But trepidation of the spheres,/Though greater far, is innocent."

D. " ... 'Twere profanation of our joys/To tell the laity our love."

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Cohen

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31 October, 20:48

12. In which excerpt for John Donne's "A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning" does the speaker tell his wife why she should keep his departure a secret?

A. " ... Thy firmness makes my circle just,/And makes me end where I begun."

B. " ... A breach, but an expansion,/Like gold to airy thinness beat."

C. " ... But trepidation of the spheres,/Though greater far, is innocent."

D. " ... 'Twere profanation of our joys/To tell the laity our love."

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Jaidyn Kirby · Answer 1

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In, Twere profession of our joys/To tell the laity our love john Donne's " A Validation forbidding Mourning" speaker tell his wife that why should she keep his departure a secret.