Question

Passage: from "smoking spiritualized by Ralph Erskine in the fourth stanza, what does the author mean when he writes, "that to the dust/return thou must"?
And seest the ashes cast away;
Then to thyself thou mayest say
That to the dust
Return thou must.
Thus think, and smoke tobacco.

A) People rose from the dust.
B) Your possessions will turn to dust.
C) Everyone will die someday.
D) The tobacco ash will turn to dust.

Answer 1

Answer:

The answer is C)  Everyone will die someday

Explanation:

The sentence “That to the dust, Return thou must.” refers to the words found in the Christian Bible, specifically in Genesis 3:19: “for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return” which literally means from the dust you come, and to dust you will return. Its figurative meaning it is to die.

Answer 2

The answer is B) You're possessions will turn to dust