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“Had we but world enough, and time, This coyness, Lady, were no crime.” What does the poet mean by "coyness"? A. The lady is very beautiful. B. The lady is playing hard to get. C. The lady doesn't care
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“Had we but world enough, and time,

This coyness, Lady, were no crime.”
What does the poet mean by "coyness"?
A. The lady is very beautiful.
B. The lady is playing hard to get.
C. The lady doesn't care for him.
D. The lady is flirtatious.

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The correct answer for the question that is being presented above is this one: "C. The lady doesn't care for him. " The coyness that the poet means is that the lady doesn't care for him. It seems to suggest quite a whimsical tone of regret.
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