Question

from Ode 1.11

Seek not to know—such search were sin—what term, Leuconoe,
Of life the Gods, who rule our lives, have fixed for you and me,
Nor try the tables that sum up Babel's astrology.
'Twere better—how far better!—to endure the uttermost,
Whether Jove grants more winters, or this brings a farewell frost,
That breaks the strength of waves that lash the rock-bound Tuscan coast.
Be wise . . . curtail far hopes to fit short destiny;
E'en while we speak time, grudging time, has fled; snatch eagerly
Each day, and trust the morrow's grace as little as may be.

(from "Ode 1.11" by Horace)

Are They Shadows That We See?

Are they shadows that we see?
And can shadows pleasure give?
Pleasures only shadows be,
Cast by bodies we conceive,
And are made the things we deem
In those figures which they seem.

But these pleasures vanish fast
Which by shadows are exprest.
Pleasures are not if they last;
In their passage is their best;
Glory is most bright and gay
In a flash, and so away.

Feed apace then, greedy eyes,
On the wonder you behold:
Take it sudden as it flies,
Though you take it not to hold:
When your eyes have done their part,
Thought must length it in the heart.

("Are They Shadows That We See?" by Samuel Daniel)

The excerpt from "Ode 1.11" presents a universal theme: Make the most of time.

Which quote from the poem "Are They Shadows That We See?" best echoes the same theme?

1. "Are they shadows that we see? / And can shadows pleasure give?" (Lines 1-2)

2. "In their passage is their best; / Glory is most bright and gay" (Lines 10-11)

3. "Take it sudden as it flies, / Though you take it not to hold:" (Lines 15-16)

4. "When your eyes have done their part, / Thought must length it in the heart." (Lines 17-18)

Answer 1

i think 3

Answer 2

A very popular saying is time flies, the only one that seems to talk about time is c cx

Answer 3

3. "Take it sudden as it flies, / Though you take it not to hold:" (Lines 15-16)

Answer 4

I had said that e.e