The lines “for why / will man lament the state he should envy” mean that — a. people don’t appreciate life while they have it b. although people grieve, death is not really sad c. parenthood is a state that many people envy, but they shouldn’t d. the speaker does not understand basic human emotions such as love and grief

The correct answer is b) although people grieve, death is not very sad.

The lines “for why / Will man lament the state he should envy” mean that although people grieve, death is not very sad.

We are referring to the poem "On My First Son," written by Ben Johnson in 1603. It refers to the death of his son, Benjamin, who had 7 years old. The poem shows the pain of a father after the death of his son. The poem expresses all those painful feelings of grievance when a dear one is lost.  

1. the townshend acts of 1767 “threaten the country with poverty and ruin.”

at a town meeting held at faneuil hall in boston on october 28, 1767, boston freeholders and residents discussed the implications of the brutal townshend acts levied against the colonists. the townshend acts were a set of four acts passed by the british parliament in the summer of 1767 in order to generate revenue for the crown (through duties on goods such as lead, glass, paper, and tea) as well as exert british control over the increasingly rebellious colonists.

during the oct. 28 meeting, the bostonians found:

the excessive use of foreign superfluities is the chief cause of the present distressed state of this town, as it is thereby drained of its money: which misfortune is likely to be increased by means of the late additional burthens and impositions on the trade of the province, which threaten the country with poverty and ruin.

as a result, the citizens unanimously voted to boycott all british-made goods.