12. In which excerpt for John Donne's "A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning" does the speaker tell his wife why she should keep hi
s departure a secret? A. "...Thy firmness makes my circle just,/And makes me end where I begun."
B. "...A breach, but an expansion,/Like gold to airy thinness beat."
C. "...But trepidation of the spheres,/Though greater far, is innocent."
D. "...'Twere profanation of our joys/To tell the laity our love."
Answer: D. "...'Twere profanation of our joys/To tell the laity our love."
Explanation: From the given excerpts from "A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning" by John Donne, the one where the speaker tell his wife why she should keep his departure a secret is ""...'Twere profanation of our joys/To tell the laity our love" in that phrase he is implying that their happiness would be interrupted or "profaned" if she told anyone about their love and their departure.
D) In, Twere profession of our joys/To tell the laity our love john Donne's " A Validation forbidding Mourning" speaker tell his wife that why should she keep his departure a secret.
