Question

Choose the meaning of the bold word in the following question.

Oh, could I lose all father now! for why / Will man lament the state he should envy-To have so soon 'scaped world's and flesh's rage, / And if
no other misery, yet age? ("On My First Son")
(1 point)
O admire
O mourn
O hold
Obegrudge

Answer 1

The word 'lament' means 'mourn' in the given excerpt from the poem 'On My First Son'.

Step-by-step explanation:

The meaning of the bold word 'lament' in the provided lines from the poem 'On My First Son' is 'mourn'.

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