The essay titled 'Nature' authored by Ralph Waldo Emerson primarily offers the basis of transcendentalism(emphasis on intuition and spirituality). In chapter I, the idea of how people contemplate on solitude as well as the stars and nature's grandeur. He asserts that how we discern objects surrounding us(stars, landscape, etc.) and
As per the question, the summary of the first paragraph of chapter I of nature must include that 'the poet feels the objects surrounding us like the stars, represent awe-inspiring beauty' but they are often left unappreciated. He portrays nature's grandeur and its overwhelming beauty.
Your answer would be B. He's talking about not being able to prove his age because he hasn't never seen a real record of his birth or anything else that would give him an idea of how old he is, so no real way to actually prove it.