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the question below refers to the selection “a valediction: forbidding mourning.”

lines 7–8, “’twere profanation of our joys / to tell the laity our love,” mean —
a. our love is profane but confessing it would absolve us
b. we are the only happy people in a society of miserable souls
c. our love is so sacred that we should not speak of it to others
d. mere physical love is very different from true spiritual love

Plz asap read this sentence from paragraph 3 of the article. the boys and girls are merely asked to obtain the signatures of ten friends or relatives. how does the word "merely" affect the meaning of the sentence? a- it suggests that asking people to subscribe to the washington times is something negative. b- it implies that obtaining ten signatures is not a requirement for receiving a prize. c- it downplays the fact that to win the prize, children must ask people to subscribe to the washington times. d- it emphasizes that children receive the prize only if they obtain ten signatures.