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Select the correct answer. This lyric ode by the ancient Greek writer Pindar was dedicated to the winner of a contest. Which statement best sums up the speaker's feelings?

Creatures for a day! What is a man?
What is he not? A dream of a shadow
Is our mortal being. But when there comes to men
A gleam of splendour given of heaven,
Then rests on them a light of glory
And blessed are their days.

A.
The speaker feels sadness that men are mortal.
B.
The speaker feels joy at the winner's glory.
C.
The speaker regrets that men lack honors.
D.
The speaker feels afraid of the future.

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