Read the excerpt from "civil disobedience." as they could not reach me, they had resolved to punish my body; just as boys, if they cannot come at some person against whom they have a spite, will abuse his dog. based on his transcendental beliefs, thoreau most likely believed that the state was angry it could never truly imprison him. had the authority to force him to pay the poll tax. was preparing to imprison others to teach him a lesson. could imprison him but could never confine his soul.

Based on Thoreau's beliefs, the best option seems to be letter D. could imprison him but could never confine his soul.

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Henry David Thoreau was a famous writer who was part of the transcendentalist movement that began in the early 19th century. Along with other writers and philosophers, Thoreau was greatly influenced by Eastern religious texts. They believed in independence of spirit and thought, as well as in the power of intuition over logic. According to transcendentalist beliefs, God inhabits each person. Thus, everyone has the necessary knowledge and consciousness to guide his/her behavior.

When Thoreau talks of his body in comparison to a boy's dog, he means his body is being punished instead of his soul just like the dog is being punished instead of his owner. In other words, Thoreau separates his notions of soul and body in the sense that they are not the same, nor does the imprisonment of one means shackles for the other. The state can arrest him, prevent his body from moving freely. But his soul can wander, his mind is his own to think and believe without restraint.

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