Jack. oh! i don’t see much fun in being christened along with other babies. it would be childish. would half-past five do? . chasuble. admirably! admirably! [takes out watch.] and now, dear mr. worthing, i will not intrude any longer into a house of sorrow. i would merely beg you not to be too much bowed down by grief. what seem to us bitter trials are often blessings in disguise.. miss prism. this seems to me a blessing of an extremely obvious kind.. which two definitions of the word blessing does the pun in this excerpt rely on? . a. approval from someone in charge

b. a religious ceremony called a christening

c. encouragement from a friend

d. grace said at a meal

e. something that brings one happiness

This excerpt is from “the poet” by alfred, lord tennyson. the poem describes a poet's consciousness and perception. which three lines suggest the richness of a poet's thoughts? thus truth was multiplied on truth, [the world like one great garden show'd,] and thro' the wreaths of floating dark upcurl'd, rare sunrise flow'd. [and freedom rear'd in that august sunrise] her beautiful bold brow, when rites and forms before his burning eyes melted like snow. [there was no blood upon her maiden robes] sunn'd by those orient skies; but round about the circles of the globes of her keen eyes and in her raiment's hem was traced in flame wisdom, a name to shake [all evil dreams of power--a sacred name.] and when she spake, [her words did gather thunder as they ran,] and as the lightning to the thunder which follows it, riving the spirit of man, making earth wonder, so was their meaning to her words. no sword of wrath her right arm whirl'd, [ but one poor poet's scroll, and with 'his' word] she shook the world.