Question

but time drives faces from field to face?
silver years a sign and rocks grow cold,
and philomel becometh dumb.
the ear complains of cares to come

the flowers do fade, and summer sleeps
to sleeping winter reckoning yields: 14
a honey tongue, a heart of gall
is fancy’s spring, but sorrow’s fall

thy gown, thy shoes, thy beds of roses,
thy cap, thy kirtle, and thy posies,
soon break, soon wither - soon forgotten, 15
in folly ripe, in reason rotten.

thy belt of straw and ivy - buds,
thy coral clasps and amber studs -
all these in me no means can move
to come to thee and be thy love. 48

be not coy, use thy time,
and while thou mayst, go marry:
for having lost but once your prime,
you may for ever tarry.

1. select the line that best captures the author’s perspective on

sweeping youth
thy gown, thy shoes, thy beds of roses,
thy cap, thy kirtle, and thy posies,
soon break, soon wither - soon forgotten,
in folly ripe, in reason rotten

Explanation:

To determine the line capturing the author’s perspective on fleeting youth, we analyze each option. The line "Soon brisk, soon wither - soon forgotten, / In folly ripe, in reason rotten" (assuming this is the last option, let's check the content: it talks about things being brief, withering, forgotten, and moving from folly to reason's decay, which reflects the transient nature of youth. The other lines list possessions or items, not the perspective on youth’s fleetingness. So this line best conveys the idea of youth being short - lived and flawed.

Answer:

The line: "Soon brisk, soon wither - soon forgotten,
In folly ripe, in reason rotten" (the last option in the given choices for the question about the author’s perspective on fleeting youth)