Question

Select the correct text in the passage.
Which line in this excerpt from Anne Bradstreet's "As Weary Pilgrim, Now at Rest" best demonstrates the speaker’s desire to be free from the burdens of the world?
Mine eyes no more shall ever weep,
No fainting fits shall me assail,
Nor grinding pains my body frail,
With cares and fears ne'er cumb'red be

Answer 1

The line that best demonstrates the speaker’s desire to be free from the burdens of the world is:

"With cares and fears ne'er cumb'red be."

This line expresses the wish to be free from worries and the burdens that accompany them.