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The first four lines of Sonnet 29 could be paraphrased as

When, in disgrace with fortune and men's eyes,

I all alone beweep my outcast state,

And trouble deaf heaven with my bootless cries,

And look upon myself, and curse my fate,

O When I make a fortune and don't know what to do with it

When I think about how much I miss my beloved

O When I get into a fight with my friends and we curse one another.

When I sit alone and feel sorry for myself and my bad luck

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The correct answer is D. When I sit alone and feel sorry for myself and my bad luck

Step-by-step explanation:

In language, paraphrasing means to explain the meaning of an excerpt, speech, etc. using different words from the original ones. In the case of the first four lines of Sonnet 29, in these lines, the author expresses feelings related to sadness, disgrace, and depression. Indeed the author explains every time he is in disgrace "When, in disgrace with fortune and men's eyes" he cries and feels sorrow about it "I all alone beweep my outcast state" and also he regrets his bad fortune or luck "and curse my fate". According to this, these lines could be paraphrased as "When I sit alone and feel sorry for myself and my bad luck".