Read these lines, from The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd.

"But could youth last and love still breed,/Had joys no date, nor age no need,/Then these delights my mind might move/To live with thee and be thy love."
According to her words here, under what conditions would the nymph accept the shepherd's love?
A. if love lasted forever
B. if she truly loved him in return
C. if a shepherd's life were not so simple
D. if a nymph's life were not so filled with sorrow

My answer is A

Again, I agree.

Well, aren't you just a hopeless romantic! According to the lines you shared, the nymph would accept the shepherd's love if youth lasted forever and love never faded away. So, it seems like your answer of A is on point! Way to go, love guru!

Correct! According to the lines from "The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd," the nymph would accept the shepherd's love if youth lasted forever and love never faded. So, option A, "if love lasted forever," is the condition under which the nymph would accept the shepherd's love.

Great! You've chosen option A, which states that the nymph would accept the shepherd's love if love lasted forever. Let's now look at the lines provided.

In The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd, the lines, "But could youth last and love still breed,/Had joys no date, nor age no need,/Then these delights my mind might move/To live with thee and be thy love," suggest that the nymph would only consider accepting the shepherd's love if it were possible for youth and love to be eternal. The nymph believes that if love had no end and if there were no need for age or time limitations, then she might be convinced to live with the shepherd and be his love.

Hence, your choice of option A, if love lasted forever, aligns with the conditions under which the nymph would accept the shepherd's love. Well done!

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