Perhaps in this neglected spot is laid some heart once pregnant with celestial fire; hands, that the rod of empire might have swayed, or waked to ecstasy the living lyre. who is gray pondering with these lines? a: people who rose from poverty to become successful. b: people who chose obscurity over success c: people who provided better lives for their children than they themselves had. d: people who could have been great if given the opportunity.*** 2: "i am assured by our merchants, that boy or girl, before twelve years old, is no saleable commodity, even when they come to this age, they will not yield pounds and a half crown at the cannot turn to account either to the parents or the kingdom, the charge f nutriment and rags having been at least four times that value. which of these is most strongly evidenced by the serious tone of this passage? a: swift's use of rational argument b: swift's meticulous research into the topic. c: swift's disregard for the welfare of poor children. d: swift's use of verbal irony*** 3: " would become as fond of their wives, during the time of their pregnancy, as they are now of their mares in foal, their cows in calf, or sows when they are ready to farrow, nor offer to beat or kick them(as is too frequent a practice) for fear of miscarriage." what point is swift making with this demeaning analogy? a: that the poor should be given employment on farms b: that the poor are in position to overthrow the well-off c: that the wealthy should take care to never become poor. d: that the well-off have less regard for the poor than for livestock*** are these correct?