“… Seven years wert thou lent to
me, and I thee pay,/Exacted by
the fate, on the just day.”
Which of these is the correct
interpretation of this excerpt from
Ben Jonson’s "On My First
Son"?
(1 point)
His son died at the age of
seven.
He paid off a large debt
over the course of seven
years.
His son was made an
apprentice at the age of
seven.
He was forced into debt
when he reached the age
of seven.