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The clear and obvious English of the title "A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning" means D. a farewell urging the listener not to be sad.
The speaker points out that he is compelled to consume his time apart from his beloved, but before he go, he explains that goodbye should not be the event of sorrow and mourning.
<span>Proverb “Feeding a cow with roses does not give
extra appreciation” means that you shouldn’t waste your effort and time on
people who can’t grasp the meaning and effort of your action to appreciate it
enough. In short, we could say that it means that you shouldn’t waste your time
on someone who doesn’t deserve it. Similar proverb can be “Casting pearl before
swine” which originated in Bible (Matthew 7:6, Jesus’s Sermon on the Mount).</span>
B. Authoritative
This word means reliable or accurate.