In the context of the poem, the poet’s use of a long sentence with several clauses in lines 1-5 (“For hours . . . toward me”) serves primarily to

the patriots are

- the heat nearly killed them that first summer.

- "the die is cast; i have consented to return if we are not destroyed. thus are my hopes blasted by cowardice and indecision; i come back ignorant and disappointed. it requires more philosophy than i possess to bear this injustice with patience. i have lost my hopes of utility and glory; i have lost my friend."

where are the anwsers