Read the quotation from "To the King's Most Excellent Majesty." "And may each clime with equal gladness see A monarch's smile ca
n set his subjects free!" Wheatley uses the word free in these lines to suggest that the king’s subjects could live without rules. the king’s subjects had previously been in captivity. the king will make decisions that are to his subjects’ advantage. the king has the potential to make his subjects happy.
Answer: the king has the potential to make his subjects happy.
Explanation:
This poem was written by Phillis Wheatley in 1768. In it, she praises King George and expresses her desire for people to reward the King´s greatness. Furthermore, she calls for God´s protection of King George. By the end, she uses the idea of setting "his subjects free" as a way to express the potential happiness of the people under George´s rule.
