“… 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)
Responses
His son died at the age of seven.
His son died at the age of seven.
He paid off a large debt over the course of seven years.
He paid off a large debt over the course of seven years.
His son was made an apprentice at the age of seven.
His son was made an apprentice at the age of seven.
He was forced into debt when he reached the age of seven.