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Dr. Heidegger's
Experiment
by Nathaniel Hawthorne (excerpt)
"Are we grown old again, so soon?" cried they.
dolefully.
In truth they had. The Water of Youth possessed
merely a virtue more transient than that of wine.
The delirium which it created had effervesced
away. Yes! they were old again. With a shuddering
impulse, that showed her a woman still, the widow
clasped her skinny hands before her face, and
wished that the coffin-lid were over it, since it could
be no longer beautiful.
"Yes, friends, ye are old again," said Dr. Heidegger,
"and lo! the Water of Youth is all lavished on the
ground. Well, I bemoan it not; for if the fountain
gushed at my very doorstep, I would not stoop to
bathe my lips in it; no, though its delirium were for
years instead of moments. Such is the lesson ye
have taught me!"
Select the correct answer.
What allegory is found in this excerpt from Nathaniel Hawthorne's "Dr. Heidegge
A.
Youth is eternal.
B.
Old age can be a curse.
C. Age does not equal wisdom.
D.
Precious things should not be wasted.
E.
Wisdom comes with age and experience.
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