Which of the following statements describes the relationship of William Blake and Thomas Gray to William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge? A. The first pair were the first to identify themselves as romantics. The second pair critiqued the first and ushered in a new form of romanticism. B. The first pair were the first to identify themselves as Enlightenment authors. The second pair were the first to identify themselves as romantics. C. The first pair were transitional authors with romantic and neoclasssical characteristics. The second pair were the first to identify themselves as romantics. D. The first pair were the first to identify themselves as romantics. The second pair compiled the works of the first pair.

the present continuous is a verb tense which is mainly used to indicates that an action is in progress at the moment of speaking.  

it is formed using: person + verb to be (am/is/are) +verb + - ing form  

example: i am studying at this moment .

in addition, the present continuous is also used in order to express things that will or will not happen in the near future.

example: i am having dinner with some friends tonight.

the speaker sometimes   uses it   to express that an action is repeated and it causes irritation on the part of the speaker

example: my sister is constantly complaining about everything.

edmund spenser and john bunyan also influenced hawthorne. : )

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the answer would be: it explains that at least one son must join the church

the expression ''as the tithe of his sons'' indicates how his father intended for at least one of his sons to serve the church. this phrase demonstrates that his father offered him as a last resort since none of his brothers chose to serve the church.

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